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Posted 2 years 4 months ago #80532
Adult son purchased this bonsai at our local plant nursery. Label only says bonsai assortment. We've not been able to properly identify it on a variety of websites. Thank you for your help!
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Posted 2 years 4 months ago #80537
It is a ficus plant. Not entierly sure what exact species. But care is the same.
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Posted 2 years 4 months ago #80538
A ficus, really? Thank you.
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Posted 2 years 4 months ago #80545
Ficus needs a lot of sunshine. If you are northern hemisphere it should be outside in sun.
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Posted 2 years 4 months ago #80549
It's getting direct sun, thanks :)
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Posted 2 years 4 months ago #80550
He & I have been looking up various forms of 'ficus', 'ficus bonsai', etc. since noted above... NONE of them look like the leaves on this one. We're stumped. However, he said he'll treat it like one. Thanks :)
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Posted 2 years 4 months ago #80553
It might be an aralia, which is tropical. But I could be wrong.

There are species identification apps. You would need whatever app you’re using to have access to your camera. Get an angle of the foliage and berries. That should help with the identification.
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Posted 2 years 4 months ago #80557
This is not an aralia.
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Posted 2 years 4 months ago #80559
Thank you for reminding me of plant ID apps... I installed Pl@ntNet and found it! "Mistletoe Fig" / Ficus Deltoidea / Mulberry family
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Posted 2 years 4 months ago #80560
***SOLVED***

I installed Pl@ntNet and found it! "Mistletoe Fig" / Ficus Deltoidea / Mulberry family
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