Hello everyone, I'm new and I really could use some advice. Let me give you a little bit of history.
I have a friend that basically kills every plant she touches. I have a relatively green thumb. Her brother bought her this tree as a gift from Lowe's. She tried to take care of it but it got to be too much work for her. She was also worried about the safety of the tree.
As I said before, she kills everything.
She ended up giving the tree to me so that it could live. I've always wanted a bonsai tree.
HOWEVER...
I have no idea what kind of tree this is. I've been searching off and on for a couple of weeks now and I just can't figure it out. The closest I've seen is a boxwood elm - but I could be COMPLETELY wrong.
Also, I have no idea how to take care of it. As you can see, the leaves are starting to yellow. I don't know what causes that. One of the branches broke or something and she wrapped a twist-tie around the broken branch. I don't know if I should take it off or not?
I've tried to find basic care instructions on the internet on my own but I haven't been successful. I think that's mainly because I don't know what kind of tree it is.
Any advice you can offer would be greatly appreciated. I really don't want to see this little tree die. Especially since I'm supposed to be 'saving' it!!
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(Please click link for picture... my picture was too big to attach and I don't know how to resize...)