Plant ID, What is this.

[Smoke]

I won this plant in a raffle. The pot had a plastic stick that said Cuma on it. I searched under that name and did not find what I was looking for.

Maybe someone can help out here. It looks somewhat tropical and almost like a crape myrtle in its leaves and bark.

Anyone?

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Try Luma...? Peruvian Myrtle...?
http://www.evergreengardenworks.com/juniperu.htm

 

[Smoke]

Try Luma...? Peruvian Myrtle...?
http://www.evergreengardenworks.com/juniperu.htm

Thanks, I went and looked at the stick again and now that I know it is supposed to be a "L" and not a "C" I can see the difference.

Thanks again I think this can make a wonderful shohin tree. been chopped back a couple times it looks like.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Brent seems to think they adapt to bonsai well...looking forward to seeing what it does for you.

 

[Randy]

Those leaves look pretty beat up. The leaves on my luma a. are all pretty flat with just a little arch. Bounces back fast and takes abuse very well, it seems to never stop putting out shoots where I am. I also am looking forward to the direction you take.

 

[Smoke]

Those leaves look pretty beat up. The leaves on my luma a. are all pretty flat with just a little arch. Bounces back fast and takes abuse very well, it seems to never stop putting out shoots where I am. I also am looking forward to the direction you take.

This little tree seems to have a little fungus. Will give it some antibiotics ASAP

 

[DaveV]

Antimycotics you mean? Antibiotics would be for a bacterial infection.

This little tree seems to have a little fungus. Will give it some antibiotics ASAP

 

[snobird]

Can be Lophomyrtus from New Zealand as well.
http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&s...urce=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=hhBIT6eCNdS20QG6moWbDg