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Bonsai Tree Identification - Tough one?
Hello,
I bought three small bonsai at a local nursery and the nursery owner only described them as "gree tea" like and could not give me a proper name. The trees are fairly small with mainly exposed roots and apparently come from Taiwan. The are also reported to produce very small flowers. The tree leaves look very much like Chinese elm leaves. Can ANYONE tell me what the true name and taxonomic name is?
PS, this tree in no way is a Fukien Tee. I have one of those. Tree appears to be shrub-like and grows fast.
Thanks for the quick replies, but both answers have no value. There should be someone, some Horticulturalist who knows what this plant is?
6 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
The only one close to the name you were given is the Fukien Tea Tree. It originated from southern China and southeast Asia area. Its leaves look like the Chinese elm and are small, making for a nice bonsai specimen. The botanical name is Ehretia Micropylla (Buxifolia). Your bonsai leaves are serrated on the edges but this may be from the fact that there may possibly be a couple different varieties of the Fukien Tea. Fukien Tea's make for good indoor bonsai as well as outdoor as long as the weather stays above 65 degrees (they don't like cold temps) They almost continually have white flowers on there canopy when the tree is healthy. Here is a picture link of an in "training" Fukien Tea in somewhat the same style as yours are. Note the exposed root structure....
http://www.bonsaiboy.com/catalog/media/k809.jpg
...Billy Ray
Source(s): 28 yrs...landscape profession 2 yrs...tree & shrub technician 3 yrs...turf specialist 2 yrs...greenskeeper (championship golf course) DPR licensed applicator (current) NorCal STMA member - ?Lv 44 years ago
Bonsai Kittens..... heavily nevertheless, many trees works. i'm not sure what Serrissa Foetida feels like if allowed to improve wild, yet that would desire to be a bush. My own familiar is Acer Pamultam even nevertheless that's a tree.
- plantLv 51 decade ago
the owner did not know what plant this is and maybe no one will it is just very long search to find out the answer just stroll through plant books until you find the answer or take a leaf and flower to someone like me a nurseryman/plant grower not the chap who just buys and sells plants he knows nowt
- meanolmawLv 71 decade ago
all I can suggest is that you join up at GardenWeb and show your picture over there... either in the 'Name that plant' forum or /or both the Bonsai sections...... they're so good at this ID stuff!.. they've never failed me when I"ve had a 'wazzit'....
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- reynwaterLv 71 decade ago
?? Hokkaido, dwarf Elm ?? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B001C5X73E...
If you want to maintain the "miniature" size, you should prune the roots and repot in bonsai-type container. http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=...
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Who needs the Garden Web, "reyn-" nailed it again. Here's more info and pics. http://www.paghat.com/elm.html RScott
