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| Ficus B.... The newest bonsai in my garden. |
The regular trips going to the clubhouse for my
morning table tennis game with Mr. Chat has yet produced another wonderful
addition to my collection of home-made bonsai. Then I came across Mr. Obet, himself a self-taught bonsai enthusiast. He shared with me his
techniques which he learned over many years of propagating and nourishing
various kinds of bonsai plants.
“Any tree
can be made into a bonsai,” he said it with much confidence as he prunes some of the
twigs that have started to grow wild due to the start of the rainy season. He added there are short cuts and there are the long
cuts – both require patience and creativity.
“Can you tell me what the short cut is?”
I asked with such eagerness that he stopped what he was doing, looked me in the
eye, clipped his pruning shears and led me to the inner part of his bonsai garden
. . . and that was the start of a regular weekend lecture that culminated in
choosing one beautiful double twig of a ficus
benjamina as a marcot item.
Months have passed and baby roots started to grow
out of the edges of the wrappings of the twig.
The rain surely has helped a great deal in producing those roots but the
watering during the summer season was due to the kind assistance of Mang Boy
who is stationed at the Village Clubhouse
manning the small beverage store of the Sports Club. The short cut, it turned out is not that
short and as I expected and have already learned at the onset when I got hold
of my first ever bonsai plant, patience is key to the growing process.
Today, I am transplanting my bonsai in a
temporary pot to help the twig accelerate growth of its new roots. Another one precious life added to my
garden. Thanks to Mr. Obet.
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