Hey guys!
I'm new to posting on the forum and new to bonsai.
I have enjoyed reading (and laughing) on this forum for a lil while now.
I love the way this forum keeps a sense of humour and that the tone is always friendly, even to us "annoying lil rookies" lol.
I've always thought bonsai trees were beautiful and have done a bit of reading up on them over the years, but never dared buying one until a couple of weeks ago. I went to our only bonsai selling garden center and picked out the cheapest (and ugliest) tree I could find.
I named it "Intro", drove home and proudly announced to my husband that we have a new family member!
His face turned into an expression of horror and disbelief, thinking I was coming home with a stray dog, donkey or child. He was so releaved to see Intro was "just a green flower thingie"...then he saw the price tag and his expression went back to horror and disbelief...
(Yep, I love torturing my husband whenever I can :-D )
Anyways; I was hoping you guys could help me out with identifying my dear, ugly tree.
The shop owner has been keeping bonsais for many years, he's taken classes abroad etc, so I was sure he would know what he was talking about. But now I'm not entirely sure.... I said I want an indoor tree to start with cause it's already fall and temperatures are dropping to freezing rapidly. He shows me the selection of trees that are both indoor/outdoor and tells me the easiest one (and cheapest one) for a newbie would be the Zelkova that I in fact ended up buying.
(I actually bought two Zelkovas; one additional tiny lil baby that I named "Index" )
I had never read up on the Zelkova before, so I immediately go online to search for information.
First thing I read is that it is in fact NOT an indoor/outdoor tree....but also that Chinese Elms are often deliberatly sold as Zelkovas cause they are prohibited in many countries (mine included).
I really wanna know what I have as the two species, tho similar, have slightly different needs and traits.
I have been looking at pictures of the two species trying to determine which one I actually bought, but I can't tell for sure.
I think it looks more like a Chinese Elm than a Zelkova when I study the leaves, but I just don't know...what do you guys think?
Thanks in advance for any input on this, "Intro & Index" will also be grateful I'm sure
I'm new to posting on the forum and new to bonsai.
I have enjoyed reading (and laughing) on this forum for a lil while now.
I love the way this forum keeps a sense of humour and that the tone is always friendly, even to us "annoying lil rookies" lol.
I've always thought bonsai trees were beautiful and have done a bit of reading up on them over the years, but never dared buying one until a couple of weeks ago. I went to our only bonsai selling garden center and picked out the cheapest (and ugliest) tree I could find.
I named it "Intro", drove home and proudly announced to my husband that we have a new family member!
His face turned into an expression of horror and disbelief, thinking I was coming home with a stray dog, donkey or child. He was so releaved to see Intro was "just a green flower thingie"...then he saw the price tag and his expression went back to horror and disbelief...
(Yep, I love torturing my husband whenever I can :-D )
Anyways; I was hoping you guys could help me out with identifying my dear, ugly tree.
The shop owner has been keeping bonsais for many years, he's taken classes abroad etc, so I was sure he would know what he was talking about. But now I'm not entirely sure.... I said I want an indoor tree to start with cause it's already fall and temperatures are dropping to freezing rapidly. He shows me the selection of trees that are both indoor/outdoor and tells me the easiest one (and cheapest one) for a newbie would be the Zelkova that I in fact ended up buying.
(I actually bought two Zelkovas; one additional tiny lil baby that I named "Index" )
I had never read up on the Zelkova before, so I immediately go online to search for information.
First thing I read is that it is in fact NOT an indoor/outdoor tree....but also that Chinese Elms are often deliberatly sold as Zelkovas cause they are prohibited in many countries (mine included).
I really wanna know what I have as the two species, tho similar, have slightly different needs and traits.
I have been looking at pictures of the two species trying to determine which one I actually bought, but I can't tell for sure.
I think it looks more like a Chinese Elm than a Zelkova when I study the leaves, but I just don't know...what do you guys think?
Thanks in advance for any input on this, "Intro & Index" will also be grateful I'm sure