Hello, I'm brand new to bonsai and I kind of ended up here on accident. In the process of researching the subject, a friend of mine found out that I was looking into bonsai. They got excited because they are currently taking classes on it (they are actually from Japan), and they ran out and bought me one from Lowes. I was wondering if someone could tell me exactly what I'm dealing with here. I believe it's a Ficus of some kind (maybe benjanima, golden gate, or tiger bark?), but I'm not overly familiar with ornamental fig trees. I grow several types of 3-4 ft. fruiting fig trees in pots, and I have one rubber tree, but that's about the extent of it (they are spoiled & well guarded trees). I was also wondering what style it was supposed to be. It kind of looks like it's supposed to be an informal upright, but I'm not 100% sure and I don't want to ruin any work that's already been done to it. It looks nice and healthy, the roots look good, and I don't see any bad spots on it anywhere, but it does look a little tall and lanky to me and I get the feeling that it currently needs some maintenance. Is it supposed to look that way? If not, how can I fix it or improve it?
