Hello,
I got this as a gift and I need to identify it. Here are two pictures. I still can't identify my other (deciduous) bonsai, so if anyone has a clue, please let me know
thanks
O. Jacob
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Omar,
Who keeps giving you these trees and has no information about them?
This is what, the third or fourth one? They do you no favors ;)
This is either a Chinese elm or a Zelkova. take a look at these two species guides and see which foliage looks closer to yours.
https://www.bonsai4me.com/SpeciesGuide/Ulmus.html
https://www.bonsai4me.com/SpeciesGuide/Zelkova.html
When you get the next unknown tree.... Go to here: https://www.bonsai4me.com/SpeciesGuide/SpeciesIntro.html
...and see if it is there.
I have already linked you to the page of articles on bonsai4me in your previous threads, Please revisit that page as you may want to learn a bit about soil.
ynot
Who keeps giving you these trees and has no information about them?
This is what, the third or fourth one? They do you no favors ;)
This is either a Chinese elm or a Zelkova. take a look at these two species guides and see which foliage looks closer to yours.
https://www.bonsai4me.com/SpeciesGuide/Ulmus.html
https://www.bonsai4me.com/SpeciesGuide/Zelkova.html
When you get the next unknown tree.... Go to here: https://www.bonsai4me.com/SpeciesGuide/SpeciesIntro.html
...and see if it is there.
I have already linked you to the page of articles on bonsai4me in your previous threads, Please revisit that page as you may want to learn a bit about soil.
ynot
ozgheib wrote:Hello,
I got this as a gift and I need to identify it. Here are two pictures. I still can't identify my other (deciduous) bonsai, so if anyone has a clue, please let me know
thanks
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Ozgheib,
Your tree is almost certainly a Chinese Elm, Ulmus parvifolia. I am a bit concerned about the soil and pot that it is in. The soil appears to be the usual stuff we have seen here repeatedly. I don't think I have seen a pot like this before. Is it one piece or does it come apart? Either way make sure that water cannot wick back up into the pot.
Please consider re-potting into an appropriate soil-less mix, at your earliest convenience, as described in numerous threads on this forum. Here is a link that should help a bit.
[url]https://www.bonsai4me.com/SpeciesGuide/Ulmus.html[/url]
Norm
Your tree is almost certainly a Chinese Elm, Ulmus parvifolia. I am a bit concerned about the soil and pot that it is in. The soil appears to be the usual stuff we have seen here repeatedly. I don't think I have seen a pot like this before. Is it one piece or does it come apart? Either way make sure that water cannot wick back up into the pot.
Please consider re-potting into an appropriate soil-less mix, at your earliest convenience, as described in numerous threads on this forum. Here is a link that should help a bit.
[url]https://www.bonsai4me.com/SpeciesGuide/Ulmus.html[/url]
Norm
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I hope you find them useful, There is much to learn about bonsai.michen_122 wrote:Thanks for posting those links, I used to have a bansai that looked very similar but I only recently have had enough time to really study about it, those links are interesting!
"Used to have" ...Do you still have it?
[url=https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3343]Click here, You may find this interesting also.[/url]
ynot
So far I have four: a Podocarpus macrophyllus, a Ficus retusa, an Ulmus parvofilia, and an unknown deciduous tree The last two are a gift from friend who picked them up without asking about them. I don't have space for plants anymore, as I also have 5 other plants occupying my tiny apartment. But I've developed a passion for bonsai, which I hope I will nourish with expertise as years pass by I am very tempted to cut off an out-of-plane branch from my Podocarpus to preserve its shape, but I'm hesitant about it. I've only had it for about a month now, and it seems to be growing very fast; lots of new growth is appearing and I'm not even feeding it. I'm not feeding any of my other bonsai for that matter. Any thoughts?
thanks
O. Jacob
thanks
O. Jacob
ynot wrote:Omar,
Who keeps giving you these trees and has no information about them?
This is what, the third or fourth one? They do you no favors ;)
This is either a Chinese elm or a Zelkova. take a look at these two species guides and see which foliage looks closer to yours.
https://www.bonsai4me.com/SpeciesGuide/Ulmus.html
https://www.bonsai4me.com/SpeciesGuide/Zelkova.html
When you get the next unknown tree.... Go to here: https://www.bonsai4me.com/SpeciesGuide/SpeciesIntro.html
...and see if it is there.
I have already linked you to the page of articles on bonsai4me in your previous threads, Please revisit that page as you may want to learn a bit about soil.
ynotozgheib wrote:Hello,
I got this as a gift and I need to identify it. Here are two pictures. I still can't identify my other (deciduous) bonsai, so if anyone has a clue, please let me know
thanks