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[SOLVED] confirmation please

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hey, the ID tag to this tree states 'little ruby'. After a little research i am not so sure....
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Can anyone confirm this is a Ficus rubiginosa?
p.s. i just got it and it needs love
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ficus nerifolia- willow leaf fig
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Looks like a Ficus nerifolia or salicifolia in need of some ferts :)
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Not Little Ruby; looks like willow leaf fig. Ficus regularis nerifolia.

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Elias wrote:Looks like a Ficus nerifolia or salicifolia in need of some ferts :)
New leaves are often yellowish and flash makes it look even yellower.

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i tend to agree with elias, its growth habit is like willow leaf, f.nerifolia. it can have varying leaf shapes from rounded to pointy at the tip from tree to tree
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willow leaf for sure!!! leaves are darker and more oval on a lil ruby :)
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