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midn1352
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Bonsai Identification, Anyone? =]

This is my bonsai... call me what you like but I named him Frank after the giant evil talking bunny in Donnie Darko haha ;)
I have tried numerous identification sites and machines, but I can't seem to come to a conclusion about what kind of bush or tree Frank is...
If anyone could help me out, it would be greatly appreciated =]

[img]https://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/frankthebonsai/DSC_0162.jpg[/img]

[img]https://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/frankthebonsai/DSC_0161.jpg[/img]

[img]https://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/frankthebonsai/DSC_0160.jpg[/img]

[img]https://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/frankthebonsai/DSC_0159.jpg[/img]

Hope my photos are clear!

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I forgot to mention that this plant was bought at a Lowe's in lower southwest Florida... I reside here (Zone 10 A if it helps) and in Jacksonville during the college school year... I have no real information on this plant other than that, I'm afraid =/

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Hello I am located in south Florida too. Your tree is a Chinese elm Google it and read up. Also it would greatly help to pull off the moss on the top it isn't even real.

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Hi midn1352,

Josh is right. That certainly appears to be one of them thar ole Ulmus Parvifolias. Probably wouldn't hurt to repot. Bet a dollar that you could probably pull that whole thing out of that pot and not even leave any dirt behind. I got one a couple of months ago and did just that.

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Thankyou so much for the positive ID! I had no idea... all of the places I looked at for figuring it out didn't even have Chinese Elm as a suggestion... I really apprecialte the both of you helping me ^.^ Frank no longer has an identity crisis, and now I probably won't accdientally kill him...

As far as the moss goes, it's actually fresh moss from another plant's pot that originally came from my yard. I didn't know moss wasn't any help, so I'll remove it. I need to do a lot more reading! haha Thankyou!

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seiju elm



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