ID this tree pls?

mr_greggy · Thu Jul 18, 2013 2:47 pm

Hi. Can anyone help me identify this tree please?

Thanks

Greg

tomc · Fri Jul 19, 2013 10:39 am

Olive possibly. I'm not really able to look for details on leaves.

rainbowgardener · Fri Jul 19, 2013 11:08 am

Yeah, I was thinking a close up picture of the leaves would help.

mr_greggy · Fri Jul 19, 2013 3:14 pm

yeah, sorry. my bad. should know better by now

I'll try n get down to taking some better pics soon...

mr_greggy · Fri Jul 19, 2013 4:46 pm

Hi all

Here are some better pics hopefully

Thanks again guys...

Greg

tomc · Sat Jul 20, 2013 12:44 pm

Still (to me) looks olive.

Why with a residence in Malta, is it indoors?

mr_greggy · Sat Jul 20, 2013 9:28 pm

Great if it's olive! Local conditions should be great for it! Btw, I don't keep it inside, just brought it in for photo cos it was dark outside

Don't olives usually grow alternate leaves? (I.e. one to left, next to right?) This one seems to make four leaves per node, or 2 opposite leaves, an next set growing perpendicularly to the first really close by. Also, leaves are much smaller and finer than regular olive, so this would be some nana variety?

Cheers

Greg

mr_greggy · Sat Jul 20, 2013 9:39 pm

Also, the leaves are not thick and rigid like olive leaves usually are. They're light in colour and quite thin like, say, chinese elm leaves. Not sure if you can see it in the photos, but the trunk is also kinda strawy (?), looks like you might be able to pull strings of it out. Hope that makes sense, I ll try to take even better pictures, with a proper camera not my phone

mr_greggy · Sun Jul 21, 2013 12:21 pm

Luckily, my tree has made a flower since yday - that should help with IDing it. I'm also adding some other pics for reference, especially re: the trunk. Any ideas? Still thinkin olive? I looked up olive flowers, but they look quite different...

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[img][IMG]https://i1154.photobucket.com/albums/p538/mr_greggy1/photo8_zps51acb5b8.jpg[/img][/img]

[img][IMG]https://i1154.photobucket.com/albums/p538/mr_greggy1/photo9_zps2a195770.jpg[/img][/img]

[img][IMG]https://i1154.photobucket.com/albums/p538/mr_greggy1/photo5_zps416e7f28.jpg[/img][/img]

Cheers and happy greenthumbing!

rainbowgardener · Sun Jul 21, 2013 3:02 pm

I think perhaps serissa:

https://www.bonsaiempire.com/images/stories/Serissa.JPG

mr_greggy · Sun Jul 21, 2013 3:15 pm

Yeah, that looks like it! Thanks!