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I just bought this tree and could not definitively identify it using the tree species tab on the website. Any help would be appreciated.

jfitzg6 wrote: I just bought this tree and could not definitively identify it using the tree species tab on the website.

Check again. Look at the shape of the leaves. It is easy to find.

Carmona (Fukien Tea)?

Thanks again!!

jfitzg6 wrote: Carmona (Fukien Tea)?

Yep

Just so you think about, it seems by the pictures your tree has a strong reverse taper after the second leg of the "S" curve. This is difficult to solve unless you chop it or air layer the trunk.

Clicio wrote: Just so you think about, it seems by the pictures your tree has a strong reverse taper after the second leg of the "S" curve. This is difficult to solve unless you chop it or air layer the trunk.

Also, it has an S-curve.

I don't see the point of this advise, really.

Auk wrote: Also, it has an S-curve..

Yes.
But that was not the issue, I was concerned with the reverse taper.
And believe me, there are bonsaists that like S curves.

Clicio wrote:

Auk wrote: Also, it has an S-curve..

Yes.
But that was not the issue, I was concerned with the reverse taper.

Look what you are left with when trying to remove that reverse taper...
I really do not see the point. To me it seems that you are not considering your audience.
Cutting the tree would be like starting from scratch - for someone who doesn't know about bonsai.
(and you didn't even mention the pot, the soil and the gravel on top, that may be glued on...)

And believe me, there are bonsaists that like S curves.

I do not know any that like this typical, symmetrical S-bend.

Auk wrote: Cutting the tree would be like starting from scratch - for someone who doesn't know about bonsai.
(and you didn't even mention the pot, the soil and the gravel on top, that may be glued on

Auk, being serious, I think one thing at a time could teach some enthusiasts to see into their trees, it is my belief one of the forms of teaching is letting them discover, step by step, that their tree is not suitable for a good bonsai.
Glued soil, fake moss, inappropriate pots, horrible young mass produced plants, are sold as bonsai.
There is nothing we can do against this industry (and maybe, hopefully I am wrong about it); but once bought, the plant should serve a purpose: teaching the newbies how to see, care and try to keep alive plants in pots. After that, bonsai!

Clicio wrote: the plant should serve a purpose: teaching the newbies how to see, care and try to keep alive plants in pots. After that, bonsai!

And that is exactly the reason why I would not advise a trunk chop.