Nefreia
Seedling
First and foremost, I've finally decided to come out of the shadows. I've been stalking around this site for about a year now, made an account a month ago, and here we are today.
And second, I'm new to the bonsai world and trying to learn what I can as I go. I currently have two plants that I'm trying to keep alive: some sort of crassula ovata and some sort of ficus. My setup is very lame right now, as I'm currently renovating a home and building up my bonsai toolbag. So, my plants are displayed on a lovely cardboard box between two windows and under a light and are probably both in need of a repot.
I'd like an ID on both, if anyone would be so kind.
The c. ovata was sold as a "Red Horn Tree", but I don't see it. I'm guessing some kind of Hobbit/Gollum mix, but I'm unsure as many of the leaves look very different from one to the next.
The ficus was sold as a "Retusa", aka "Banyan Fig" and "Taiwan Ficus". It has the tiger bark, but from everything I have read, there are many, many names for ficus (in my case, maybe a "mallsai" would also be relevant), so I am having some issues figuring it out.
Anyway, I appreciate any help with this and any other suggestions you may have. Also, please try not to critique (too much) my awful wiring job and any other newbie issues I have going on. I'm definitely a work in progress....![Grinning face with sweat :sweat_smile: 😅](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f605.png)
And second, I'm new to the bonsai world and trying to learn what I can as I go. I currently have two plants that I'm trying to keep alive: some sort of crassula ovata and some sort of ficus. My setup is very lame right now, as I'm currently renovating a home and building up my bonsai toolbag. So, my plants are displayed on a lovely cardboard box between two windows and under a light and are probably both in need of a repot.
I'd like an ID on both, if anyone would be so kind.
The c. ovata was sold as a "Red Horn Tree", but I don't see it. I'm guessing some kind of Hobbit/Gollum mix, but I'm unsure as many of the leaves look very different from one to the next.
The ficus was sold as a "Retusa", aka "Banyan Fig" and "Taiwan Ficus". It has the tiger bark, but from everything I have read, there are many, many names for ficus (in my case, maybe a "mallsai" would also be relevant), so I am having some issues figuring it out.
Anyway, I appreciate any help with this and any other suggestions you may have. Also, please try not to critique (too much) my awful wiring job and any other newbie issues I have going on. I'm definitely a work in progress....
![Grinning face with sweat :sweat_smile: 😅](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f605.png)