[ID] Ficus ID

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[ID] Ficus ID

Post by bones3 »

Hi all. I recently got this Ficus bonsai but the grower did not specify which species of Ficus it is. Apparently it grows red berries on it too.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/os1d7wu6ekop0 ... 120935.jpg

Leaves:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/yldji6talqtsi ... 121318.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/dyyck45sozgjy ... 173745.jpg
Trunk:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/6v17mlg3hv1sn ... 165844.jpg

Anyone have any ideas? Thanks.
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Re: Ficus ID

Post by DavidWilloughby »

Hi bones,

It looks like a Ficus benjamina Shorty or commonly known as Dwarf Weeping Fig.

Cheers

David
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Re: [ID] Ficus ID

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Thanks very much, David.
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Re: Ficus ID

Post by Jamie »

DavidWilloughby wrote:Hi bones,

It looks like a Ficus benjamina Shorty or commonly known as Dwarf Weeping Fig.

Cheers

David


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Re: [ID] Ficus ID

Post by bones3 »

Thanks for the confirmation, Jamie.

Out of curiosity, how do you know it is the dwarf variety rather than a standard Weeping Fig? Is it the size of the leaves?
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