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19-Apr-2005
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Ficus (?) Identity (Heck! It's a Camellia!)
Here is a ficus from my volunteer job .
The photos show it just as received (Well I did take the wire off!) First photo is the "front"; second, the "back"; and, third, a leaf close-up. The tree is about 24" tall. I am curious as to ideas as to the variety. I will post a "fruit" photo in a reply. I am putting "back" and "front" in quotes, because, if they are correct, this is a real "halitosis" tree. I suspect they got reversed some time ago, which put the rock in the background. (or maybe it dropped off!) We'll see what we have once I cut it back.  Since the tree lives in a greenhouse, I can cut it back hard.  It will be an accent piece in a "Chinese" garden, so any thips on Penjing style are very welcome! Edited title to question if it is a ficus. No milky sap! Last edited by Bart Thomas : 20-Apr-2005 at 12:34 AM. Reason: Edited title |
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19-Apr-2005
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Your ficus is a special variety known as Camellia
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19-Apr-2005
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LOL Matt. At first glance at the trunk, my thought was, "That is not a ficus." Camellia seems like a reasonable ID, but I do not see to many of them down here. So, I could not verify.
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19-Apr-2005
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Oooops!!!
Matt is right (So what else is new??).
I took a cutting to our club meeting tonight and showed it to a local nurseryman who made the id immediately. Good thing I only cut back to leaf pairs! (so far!) I have started a new page in the WIKI with a photo of the leaf. Try clicking on Camellia. (Hey! It worked!) Maybe we should try do do this with all bonsai species. Last edited by Bart Thomas : 20-Apr-2005 at 12:21 AM. |
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20-Apr-2005
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Matt's Camellia demo
Matt's demo on Camellias is worth noting.
Any comments on this tree? (It's badly wire scarred.) How hard can I cut it back at this time? |
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