Any Bonsai tree Keepers?

[shookONES]

Looks like a Brazian rain tree if I'm not mistaken. Love those and have yet to own one but plan to sometime soon. Great looking trees.

I think you might be right given my earlier description of the tree.

 

[krichardson]

Looks like a Brazian rain tree if I'm not mistaken. Love those and have yet to own one but plan to sometime soon. Great looking trees.

I just looked them up and it does also look like a rain tree.Do their leaves also fold or close up in the evening?

 

[Steve_C]

Yeah they are a pretty soft tree when young and easy to wire. So given the leaf look and description I'd say its a BRT. They make great trees for bonsai. Lot of guys train them into a bit of a two level flat top style and keep the branch levels up high which gives a very convincing "tree out on the Serengeti" look. I've been meaning to get one for myself for a long time but just haven't got around to it yet.

 

[Steve_C]

I just looked them up and it does also look like a rain tree.Do their leaves also fold or close up in the evening?

Yep, their leaves will curl up at night and then unfold in the morning.

 

[krichardson]

Yep, their leaves will curl up at night and then unfold in the morning.

Then I think you are correct.It's leaves look a little different from Albizia after looking at it a bit more.

 

[krichardson]

Yep, their leaves will curl up at night and then unfold in the morning.

Care to take a stab at eye deeing this one? It's another HD pick up.

 

[Steve_C]

I "think" it looks like maybe a variegated ficus Benjamina perhaps.

 

[Steve_C]

Also I'd consider putting it into a bigger pot for a few years if I were you. When growing out trees like ficus and tropicals (or any bonsai really) they will thicken trunk size much faster if they are in a bit larger pot with more soil. Then once it's close to the trunk size you want then work the roots down into a smaller pot for display.

 

[krichardson]

Also I'd consider putting it into a bigger pot for a few years if I were you. When growing out trees like ficus and tropicals (or any bonsai really) they will thicken trunk size much faster if they are in a bit larger pot with more soil. Then once it's close to the trunk size you want then work the roots down into a smaller pot for display.

Noted.It came in it's own tiny plastic pot which was hidden inside of this fancy pot.It also came with this tiny aloe type plant which I don't have much use for.


It was seated in the larger hole of course.I removed both of them and placed the little aloe in this for now.
I intend to keep the fancy pot and make the opening bigger.

 

[krichardson]

Check out my latest pickup....and guess what it is.