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Trying to identify what I just bought. 8 years 6 months ago #17166

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Just bought this from a traveling sales guy belonging to Sun Bonsai. Was on 19.99. Having trouble identifying the species. And I want to make sure I give it the right care. From what I can tell it has needle like foliage but doesn't appear to match anything that closely on the list. Any help is appreciated. Thanks

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Trying to identify what I just bought. 8 years 6 months ago #17167

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Hello atay
Im not quite sure but it looks a bit like a Juniper chinensis
Try looking it up on Google image and see if it matches
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Nico

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Trying to identify what I just bought. 8 years 6 months ago #17168

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It's a Juniper, but not a chinensis (and it's not a bonsai).
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Trying to identify what I just bought. 8 years 6 months ago #17169

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My bad :blush:
I was pretty close tho .
What species of juniper is it auk ?

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Trying to identify what I just bought. 8 years 6 months ago #17170

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Is it sqamata ?

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Trying to identify what I just bought. 8 years 6 months ago #17171

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Not a squamata, I think. It's too green. Other than that, I don't know. Could be a a procumbens nana, though they usually don't grow upside down.

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Trying to identify what I just bought. 8 years 6 months ago #17172

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Ah man. That bums me out. So will I be able to do anything with it. Or was it a waste of 20 bones. Been wanting one for quite sometime. But can't seem to find them anywhere.

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Trying to identify what I just bought. 8 years 6 months ago #17174

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Sorry tosee you tossed 20 bucks at that. Had you lived in my area, you could have somemthing likethat for free; I guess all bonsai growers have a bunch of cuttings sitting in a corner for one reason or another.

It is just a needle juniper. You can of course enjoy it -outside, if the guy told you it can be kept indoors he was plain lying to you-. But to make it into a true bonsai, you will need to wait a decade. It really ist just a young cutting. You can enjoy it, practice bonsai techniques on it. But don't expect it to miraculously to transfor into a tree like the one on the label, which I think I see in the background. That is a tree of 100+ years old.

Bonsai start more often than not, as a fairly big plant, which is reduced into bonsai size & styled as a miniature tree. One can grow them from seed an cutting, and it is a lot of fun. But it takes decades.

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Trying to identify what I just bought. 8 years 6 months ago #17175

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Wow thanks for all the cool info. Happen to know of a reputable site you could buy a bonsai, or start one off from seed. Will take what I have now for practice. All we have around where I live is Lowes, etc. which offers nothing. And online sites such as Amazon are equally iffy. Thanks

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there are plenty sites. What part of the world are you in?

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