What bonsai is this?

bonsainick · Post by **bonsainick** » August 16th, 2012, 5:12 pm

Hey guys I recently picked up this little bonsai starter - he was already wired & im just wondering what kind of tree he is as i have no idea!

Ive attached 2 pics

Andrew Legg · Post by **Andrew Legg** » August 16th, 2012, 5:41 pm

Azalea is my guess, but it's a guess and I'm not sure.

bonsainick · Post by **bonsainick** » August 16th, 2012, 5:55 pm

wow azaleas are pretty I hope it is one!

Andrew F · Post by **Andrew F** » August 16th, 2012, 6:03 pm

Sao-tome azalea???

Hackimoto · Post by **Hackimoto** » August 16th, 2012, 7:18 pm

It's a bit hard to tell the size from the pic's, but it looks like a Gardenia radicans to me.

The shiny leaves look like gardenia unless they are wet. One of the leaves looks as though it might have lace bug damage, in which case it would be an azalea. Let's see a better pic.

shibui · Post by **shibui** » August 16th, 2012, 8:03 pm

I don't think the trunk and bark look like azalea. Clearer pics with some scale and right way up would help.

bonsainick · Post by **bonsainick** » August 16th, 2012, 8:49 pm

thanks guys sorry about the crappy pics. its too dark now to get a picture any better than these ones so ill post some new ones tomorrow - also should i be worried about this lace bug leaf damage?

shibui · Post by **shibui** » August 16th, 2012, 9:00 pm

also should i be worried about this lace bug leaf damage?

Only if it is an azalea..... and only if it is lace bug damage.... Lets wait for the new pics and see what we can see.

dragon · Post by **dragon** » August 16th, 2012, 9:11 pm

sorry guy's but it is a gardinia i got one the same and leaf shape is same
cheers dean

squizzy · Post by **squizzy** » August 16th, 2012, 9:15 pm

I may be way off but it looks like a comprosma of some kind to me

Squizz

squizzy · Post by **squizzy** » August 16th, 2012, 9:17 pm

or Daphne maybe

squizz

Lionel · Post by **Lionel** » August 16th, 2012, 10:13 pm

serissa

squizzy · Post by **squizzy** » August 16th, 2012, 10:17 pm

yes lionel.

That makes sense. Change my mind serissa.

Squizz

Post by **kcpoole** » August 16th, 2012, 10:49 pm

Yep Serrissa
also known as Tree of a Thousand Stars" due to the profusion of tiny flowers.

Ken

Hackimoto · Post by **Hackimoto** » August 16th, 2012, 11:08 pm

Hard to judge scale but if it is a small plant then I agree with Lionel, Serissa

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