Grown In a Pot.

This past weekend I picked up a Ginseng Ficus (Microcarpa) at none other than IKEA. $14.99
I have been wanting to do a Bonsai again for some time and the moment just presented itself.
Also stopped off at Bonsai Northwest in Tukwila WA and obtained a nice dish to raise my young friend in. $16.The thing about the Ginseng Ficus is it is a house plant so every thing is done indoors which is quite nice when dealing with a Bonsai because once you find a suitable home for it lives there until you decide you want to move it unlike other trees that can not live indoors except for winter time to try and protect them. But alas I am not sure were my friend is going to live since we have very limited shelf space that has good lighting so it might move into my cubical at work.

Ginseng Ficus are also really interesting because they have a root system that you can expose and it helps add to it's "age". The roots can also start to extend directly from the branches themselves which adds some really fun interest. Here are a few examples pulled from the ol' intro-net.