Another Tree Id

doody

This is a friends tree who is interested in bonsai. She sais the leaves look like marijuana. Some kind of Acer comes to my mind, but what do I know. She has successfully grown this tree in her kitchen for several years. She also has grown azalea, cotoneaster, and junipers inside for years. Can someone id it for me

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doody

The pic would help http://www.homestead.com/backyardpo...wo_10-13-02.JPG

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stephentoddpope

i cant see it to good, but it kinda looks like willow, i am sure it not, but it looks like them

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doody

Here's a closer pic of foilage
http://www.homestead.com/backyardpo...SCF1725leaf.JPG

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stephentoddpope

hmmmmmmm, nope definately not willow, i have never seen anything like this before

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pdbbonsai

Hi Doody,

This is an Aralia, or Polyscious fruticosa, or Ming Aralia. Even called the Parsely Aralia.


Common tropical in any department or home depot store. Usually trunk chopped with three stalks to a pot. I have a cascading one in the gallery.

Paul

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doody

Well, how the heck has she managed to keep those other trees alive indoors?

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pdbbonsai

I dunno really, but I think that if they are doing ok its one thing.....are they thriving? is another.

My parents bought the five pack of bonsai from Michigan Bulb company (I call it the Michigan dead stick company but thats my own history with them) anyhoot they managed to keep the azalea, and japanese maple, gardenia, and the wisteria alive in there house for about four years. The juniper died. But, there was absolutely no real growth, they look bad, but they are alive.


So, your friend is able to keep them alive. But are they really alive? Are they happy?

Paul

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doody

Well I told her that if she does'nt get them out now that they will die. I just found out that she has been using regular potting soil on all the trees, and has never repotted. They are all in small bonsai pots except the tree above. Don't worry, I gave her our link. So, hopefully we will see her around. She is a fellow pond-er from another forum.

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