Hello
I just bought a bonsai tree at Home Depot and the pot didn't have any discription as to what kind I have, help please!
Help with bonsai identification!
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HoneyBerry
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My suggestion would be to ask Home Depot. I am not all that good at bonsai identification myself, but I think it could be a Ficus. There are a number of Ficus varieties out there.
I try to use situations like these as learning experiences. I have bought plants without id tags in the past and it was hard to figure out what they were. So I learned from that and now I always be sure to know the id of the plant before I buy it. If it doesn't have a id tag, I ask for an id tag.
There are more than this, but here is a list of the popular bonsai plants:
Magnolia: White blooms, thick trunk & branches
Chinese quince: Pink flowers - yellow fruit
Ficus: thick & dense growth of thick oval shiny leaves, some varieties have flowers
Bougainvillea: shiny leaves, flowers - variety of colors
Chinese elm: has delicate twigs & branches
I try to use situations like these as learning experiences. I have bought plants without id tags in the past and it was hard to figure out what they were. So I learned from that and now I always be sure to know the id of the plant before I buy it. If it doesn't have a id tag, I ask for an id tag.
There are more than this, but here is a list of the popular bonsai plants:
Magnolia: White blooms, thick trunk & branches
Chinese quince: Pink flowers - yellow fruit
Ficus: thick & dense growth of thick oval shiny leaves, some varieties have flowers
Bougainvillea: shiny leaves, flowers - variety of colors
Chinese elm: has delicate twigs & branches