AusBonsai

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

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

wow azaleas are pretty I hope it is one!

Sao-tome azalea???

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.

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

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?

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.

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

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

Squizz

or Daphne maybe

squizz

serissa

yes lionel.

That makes sense. Change my mind serissa.

Squizz

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

Ken

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