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17-Mar-2005

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Bonsai Identification help-Part 2

I have been trying to identify the following bonsai for a couple of weeks. I posted a picture previously, but I was unable to take more pictures of the tree until recently since I borrowed someone else's digital camera. Now I have my own digital camera. I purchased the bonsai from Sam's Club (wholesale store of Wal-Mart) for $24.95 which included the pot. Also, purchased a fairly old "Fuki..Tea tree" at same price. They were the only 2 in a lot of about 35. Somehow I think someone messed up by putting them in the lot. The bonsai had came from Nurserymen's Exchange in Half Moon Bay, California (www.bloomrite.com). I tried e-mailing them several times, but no response. The bonsai I purchased is not a ficus retusa as some thought it might be in previous post. One of the pictures shows two bonsai from the top - the one on the right is a ficus retusa / one on left is bonsai I am trying to identify. Hopefully the following pictures will help.

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18-Mar-2005	#2
Aaron_K bonsaiTALK Master Chief Join Date: Mar-2004 Country: England USDA Zone: 8 AHS Heat Zone: 2-3 Posts: 1,477	At a guess, I would say it was another Ficus, although I don't know what species. The leaf shape, colour, plus the aerial roots all point that way, but I could be wrong. The bark does look very similar to Banyan ficus. There are several people on here that keep Ficus bonsai, so I would imagine you will receive an ID shortly. Kindest regards, Aaron

18-Mar-2005	#3
Jerry Meislik bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Nov-2003 Location: Whitefish Montana Country: United States USDA Zone: 4 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 465	Its really tought to tell from just photos of leaves. For a real ID you need fruit, buds etc. I would guess that its a variety of microcarpa. Jerry __________________ Jerry Meislik Whitefish Montana USA Zone 4-5 http://www.bonsaihunk.us/

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