Hi All, just wondering if anyone could help me in identifying this type of tree. I think it could either be a ficus (fig) or fukien tea.
Take a look at the picts here:
[url]https://js2holland.blogspot.com/[/url]
Any ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks,
justin
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Fukien tea seems to have a really glossy foilage. Ficus possibly but more than either of these two mentioned it resembles a Ligustrum "privet" to me because of the smooth gray bark and the way the leaves have a ripple along the edges. I looked through a few books and I'm still not postive. But upon viewing the first pictures Ligustrum came to mind.
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Thanks for the replies.... Are there any websites with good images and descriptions of different trees? I've seen quite a few websites that have short descriptions but they generally don't have images with a lot of detail and the descriptions are too general for me to determine exactly what kind of tree I have. There must be some nice sites out there that I haven't come across... I'm also on the lookout for a good book about bonsai but being in holland I also have the trouble of getting an english book...
Anyway, thanks for the feedback.
justin
Anyway, thanks for the feedback.
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trust me, I do have a lot of bonsai sites in my "Favorites" - probably too much!!
The problem is that I find it hard in any of them to enter a tree name and find a clear description with good images. Many of them have general descriptions with only a few pitcures (and the pictures usually don't have a sufficient amount of detail) so that I find it difficult to determine with any certainty what kind of tree I have...
I'll definitely keep looking on the web and at the books Zombiefreak discusses... I just thought with all the experience you guys have with bonsai that someone could point me in the right direction. I'll also have a look at "four seasons bonsai" since I hadn't visited that site before...
thanks again for the responses.
justin
The problem is that I find it hard in any of them to enter a tree name and find a clear description with good images. Many of them have general descriptions with only a few pitcures (and the pictures usually don't have a sufficient amount of detail) so that I find it difficult to determine with any certainty what kind of tree I have...
I'll definitely keep looking on the web and at the books Zombiefreak discusses... I just thought with all the experience you guys have with bonsai that someone could point me in the right direction. I'll also have a look at "four seasons bonsai" since I hadn't visited that site before...
thanks again for the responses.
justin