I recieved this bonsai as a gift form the same person who gave me the juniper. He didn't know the exact species, but I'm almost positive that it's a ficus, just not sure what type (if anyone has any ideas on thta, please let me know). The past owner had it for 18 years, so I think it's in its early 30's/late 20's. Any thoughts are welcome. Sorry about the not-so-great picture, I'll try to get some better ones up today. I'll also put up exact measurements later, but it's about 2 feet high. Comments? Thoughts? I hope you guys enjoy this bonsai as much as I do.
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Joe,
You have yourself a pretty good looking tree there. I agree that it is almost certainly a Ficus, perhaps a benjamina variety. Sorry I can't say with any certainty. You can verify that it is indeed a Ficus by removing a small shoot and looking for the milky sap that is indicative of Ficus. Thanks for posting the pictures.
Norm
You have yourself a pretty good looking tree there. I agree that it is almost certainly a Ficus, perhaps a benjamina variety. Sorry I can't say with any certainty. You can verify that it is indeed a Ficus by removing a small shoot and looking for the milky sap that is indicative of Ficus. Thanks for posting the pictures.
Norm
I also agree this is a Benjamina, It strikes me very odd that someone has a tree for 18 years and doesn't know what it is?
What the...?
It looks like the back was pruned recently?
I would make it far far shorter to emphasize the trunk girth and absolutely lose that crossing branch [I would cut it all back almost that far actually ].
ynot
What the...?
It looks like the back was pruned recently?
I would make it far far shorter to emphasize the trunk girth and absolutely lose that crossing branch [I would cut it all back almost that far actually ].
ynot
Well it does Bleed a milky sap, so it is a Ficus, I know that much.
Someone on BonsaiTalk suggested the same thing. If I were to shorten it, that'd be fine, but as of now, it supports too much of the foliage on the canopy to remove.
I did have to cut some foliage, (if that's what you meant). The last owner, as I said was getting too old and tired to take care of them, hence why he gave it away, so it was growing a bit wild.It looks like the back was pruned recently?
absolutely lose that crossing branch .
Someone on BonsaiTalk suggested the same thing. If I were to shorten it, that'd be fine, but as of now, it supports too much of the foliage on the canopy to remove.