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Posted 4 years 1 week ago #64712
Hello, I am new to taking care of plants, and I had picked up these two bonsai trees over two years ago from Walmart. The only labeling provided was that they were bonsai trees, but no labeling of the species was provided. I think they are both Ficus 名媛直播 trees, but I am not entirely certain. I have provided pictures of both trees, both having different leaves, but both looking to appear apart of the Ficus genus. Its important that I am able to accurately identify the species so that we can determine whether we can keep our trees, or have to donate them to a family member. The reason being is that we have a cat that wants to get into, and eat everything. We don't want our cat to take a nibble out of one of the trees if they are toxic. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. I do apologize about the other tree, I know I need to prune it as some of the branches are a little sparse. They get plenty of water as we water them from the bottom, but we are still learning how to properly prune our trees. Thanks in advance for any help that can be provided with identifying our trees.
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Posted 4 years 1 week ago #64714
Yes, both of them are ficus. I would not call them bonsai, just houseplant ficuses. Most likelly ficus Ginseng. A better picture of the trunks and it would be easier to identify.
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Posted 4 years 1 week ago #64715
Here are some better pictures of the trunks. thank you for helping to identify the plants.
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Posted 4 years 1 week ago #64719
Ficus microcarpa "ginseng" one small leaf ficus grafted on a trunc from another ficus. However on the second tree it looks like the graft has died/ are dying.
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Posted 4 years 1 week ago #64721
Thank you, this means we wont be able to keep our trees sadly due to them being toxic. I will do what I can to keep the second tree from dying. Thanks again for helping identify them.
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Posted 4 years 1 week ago #64722
You had the trees already for two years without any problems? Do you really need to get rid of them just because you know the species? Why?
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Posted 4 years 1 week ago #64726
My partner, and I are able to move in together, as we are moving for work. We have a cat, and upon doing research, Ficus' are toxic to cats, and our cat try's to eat everything including plants. He has not been introduced to our plants yet as they are in a different house. We would rather give them to a family member than risk our cat having kidney failure from ingesting the leaves.
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