uncovered a new ficus species, donate to decide where i describe it

[epiphyte]

@"GoodFriendMike"#9 if auriculata is crossed with semicordata, then the offspring would be hybrids.  if the hybrids were only crossed with each other then, all else being equal (ie the environment), they would eventually become a new species.  not sure where the threshold is.  but the technical term is "hybrid speciation".

 

[TorontoJoe]

@"TorontoJoe"#1  technically with cauliflorous ficus trees the figs don't grow directly on the trunk.  the figs grow on "branchlets" that grow on the trunk, as you can clearly see in this very relaxing 3 minute video of ficus auriculata.  it took some digging to find the word "branchlet".  

i think that ficus semicordata has the longest branchlets.  in this video you can see a ficus auriculata with relatively long branchlets.  the jelly fig and ficus racemosa have relatively short branchlets.  

typically, the branchlets begin to form low on the trunk near the ground.  as the tree grows larger the branchlets develop higher and higher up the trunk.  

so air-layering cauliflorous ficus trees typically doesn't produce a tree that quickly develops figs, unlike with carica.  my big question is whether it's possible to remove a branchlet or snippet of a branchlet and graft it onto the trunk of an immature tree.  this will be my #1 grafting experiment to try in the spring.  

@"GoodFriendMike"#9 look how nicely i'm concentrating on the branchlets.  

That’s super interesting. Branchlet is not a word I think I ever heard before. It would be very interesting to know to what they could be grafted. That could really open up some interesting possibilities.

I guess that's better than chrotchlet

Crotchlet's can be treated now. Talk to your doctor 

 

[Figology]

@"TorontoJoe"#1  technically with cauliflorous ficus trees the figs don't grow directly on the trunk.  the figs grow on "branchlets" that grow on the trunk, as you can clearly see in this very relaxing 3 minute video of ficus auriculata.  it took some digging to find the word "branchlet".  

i think that ficus semicordata has the longest branchlets.  in this video you can see a ficus auriculata with relatively long branchlets.  the jelly fig and ficus racemosa have relatively short branchlets.  

typically, the branchlets begin to form low on the trunk near the ground.  as the tree grows larger the branchlets develop higher and higher up the trunk.  

so air-layering cauliflorous ficus trees typically doesn't produce a tree that quickly develops figs, unlike with carica.  my big question is whether it's possible to remove a branchlet or snippet of a branchlet and graft it onto the trunk of an immature tree.  this will be my #1 grafting experiment to try in the spring.  

@"GoodFriendMike"#9 look how nicely i'm concentrating on the branchlets.  

That’s super interesting. Branchlet is not a word I think I ever heard before. It would be very interesting to know to what they could be grafted. That could really open up some interesting possibilities.

I guess that's better than chrotchlet

Crotchlet's can be treated now. Talk to your doctor 

That was a good one. Caught me off guard and I actually laughed out loud

 

[epiphyte]

just donated $10.  

this forum is the warm and cozy place where i'd like to share all my data about the new species.  and it sure would be great if i could share the data in a category dedicated to all the other ficus species.   

 

[TorontoJoe]

just donated $10.  

this forum is the warm and cozy place where i'd like to share all my data about the new species.  and it sure would be great if i could share the data in a category dedicated to all the other ficus species.   

Give me until next week and the upgrades are complete. We will have loads of flexibility then

 

[epiphyte]

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ficus timlada, a big tasty "new" himalayan fig