new to bonsai, please help identify!

aesir22

hi everyone,

im new to bonsai and new to this site, but a friend bought me two bonsai trees. i dont know what they are, if i post a pic of them, could someone possibly let me know what they are and if they need any specific care. i hope the image comes up alright!

many thanks to all!

danny

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bricks

hi aesir..

nice friend you have there.....it looks chinese elm to me...

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bricks

i mean the left picture looks chinese elm to me--the right one i guess its fukien tea..

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aesir22

thank you! i had suspected chinese elm for one but had no clue of the other. it seems to have buds on the one you said looked like fukien tea...do you think it will flower?

thanks!

bricks

yes..if its fukien tea it flowers..have a recent photo of my fukien tea attached here..notice the white small flowers...

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__________________
nature is full of genius and divinity.

Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of
patience. ...
Knowing grass, I can appreciate
persistence.

aesir22

brilliant! i have another one, but it was pretty dead when i picked it up. leaves are all crispy and had practically no compost in pot, so repotted and pruned foliage in the hopes that it will revive. would be a shame for it to die! how often should they be given bonsai feed?

aesir22

sorry, just a couple more questions.

firstly, how often and how should i water? i know i shouldnt let the soil dry out completely, is twice weekly sufficient? and i have heard mixed reviews on watering it - should i water from top or from beneath? if from beneath, how long should i generally leave it immersed for?

secondly, how do i harvest the seeds? i know now that it produced berries eventually, so i need to pick seeds from them? id like to grow from seed, even though it takes a lot of years!

and finally, should i be concerned that the trunk is really thin? it looks almost too frail to hold the foliage! should i try to do anything about that?

again, thanks if you can answer any of these!!! search engines produce about a hundred different answers to the same question, so advice from someone who has personal experience with one is very beneficial!

danny