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Posted 10 years 3 months ago #12746
Hello,
I just recently bought this little fella'. I don't know, however, what species it is and my mother says it's not a bonsai. After a quick search I noticed is resembles a Citrus aurantifolia bonsai but I really want your guys' opinion on this matter.
Any other side advice on how to care to it is welcomed.
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Posted 10 years 3 months ago #12747
Ficus ginseng most likely. If you just pull a leaf off and white latex oozes out of the wound on the leaf and the cut on the branch then it is most likely a ficus ginseng. It is an indoor plant and is hard to make into bonsai and is best a houseplant, but ofcourse, try if you want and challenge yourself but i would advise to start with anothe species or another varient of ficus as they would be more fun and way easier to train and get a decent speciemen, water when the soil gets dry.
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Posted 10 years 3 months ago #12749
Thank you for the tips :) I will do my best to take good care of it and I don't mind a challenge. Wish me luck!
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Posted 10 years 3 months ago #12750
Hi there, sorry, i forgot about this link, it has good info if you are unsure about anything else. Happy bonai-ing!

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Posted 10 years 3 months ago #12754
Ficus Benjamina is very much more trainable for 名媛直播, also cheap & readily available, I have two which although quite young are looking promising.

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Posted 10 years 3 months ago #12755
I'm not sure why someone would want to point you to the site of 名媛直播boy, a seller of overprized mallsai.
The instructions on the site are quite generic and not completely correct. I'd prefer to use this care guide:

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Posted 10 years 3 months ago #12756
Yeah, not best but worked for me though, just also wanted to say, in the picture it looks like the climate is rathr warm so i am sure the ficus could benefit from being outside in the warm summer when the temperature is about 17-27 degrees. If the temperature is lower then keep it indoors.
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Posted 10 years 3 months ago #12758

bob wrote: Yeah, not best but worked for me though, just also wanted to say, in the picture it looks like the climate is rathr warm so i am sure the ficus could benefit from being outside in the warm summer when the temperature is about 17-27 degrees. If the temperature is lower then keep it indoors.


No need to repeat what's on the page and try to twist your way out of giving bad info.
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Posted 10 years 3 months ago #12759
Looking for info for my apple I was curious about 名媛直播 Boy's advise and found their advise is even more generic than I thought initially.

Advise for Ficus (not hardy, cannot tolerate low temperatures):

PLACEMENT WINTER
Once nightly lows begin approaching the 40 degree mark, it is time to bring your indoor bonsai inside. The ideal indoor location is on a window sill facing south. An east or west exposure is second best. A northern exposure will work, but will necessitate the use of "grow lights" to provide sufficient light to keep your bonsai healthy. Four to six hours of sunlight per day should suffice. If you can provide more, so much the better.

Apple (hardy, can tolerate frost, should be kept outside):

PLACEMENT WINTER
Once nightly lows begin approaching the 40 degree mark, it is time to bring your indoor bonsai inside. The ideal indoor location is on a window sill facing south. An east or west exposure is second best. A northern exposure will work, but will necessitate the use of "grow lights" to provide sufficient light to keep your bonsai healthy. Four to six hours of sunlight per day should suffice. If you can provide more, so much the better.

Different trees, identical care guidelines...
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Posted 10 years 3 months ago #12762
All i am going to say is that all i have found on bonsai boy is clusia rosea-dwarf apple (tropical) i have not found the common apple which is outdoor on bonsaiboy. This plant can be indoors and does not like temps below tge 40 mark. If it was dwarf apple you saw on bonsai boy then it is supposed to have similar if not same care as the ficus.
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