Fender0327
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My wife's friend gave her this bonsai 2 years ago. During that time I've adopted it and cared for it. Can someone please identify this tree? I thought it could be a money tree. Anyone?
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PaulH
Omono
Sorry, its not a bonsai but a houseplant called a ginseng ficus.
Fender0327
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Wow
Thanks. When she got it, the "plant" came with a bonsai information stake. I was wondering why the tree type wasn't listed. Well, I guess that clears up the mystery. It's a very cool plant regardless.
Thanks. When she got it, the "plant" came with a bonsai information stake. I was wondering why the tree type wasn't listed. Well, I guess that clears up the mystery. It's a very cool plant regardless.
Eric Group
Masterpiece
A ginseng ficus can be a Bonsai... I see no reason why it can't. It produces a nice, woody stem (though clearly it has a odd shape) and the foliage is much like any other Ficus... It may not be a masterpiece any time soon, but it is a tree and can easily be considered a Bonsai.
jk_lewis
Masterpiece
I call them elephantiasis plants.
AWFUL things, IMO.
AWFUL things, IMO.
Paradox
Marine Bonsologist
You see those a lot at Home Depot and Lowes labeled as "Bonsai". I would have to agree with others that I dont really consider it a bonsai per se. It is a nice little plant though.
marcosolo
Mame
You went to Mexico and drank the water, didn't you?.....Calling this THING a bonsai is like calling Larry The Cable Guy a comedian instead of the high functioning autistic that he is.....
Poink88
Imperial Masterpiece
No need to be ugly.
If others think/believe they can bonsai schefflera or even Portulacaria afra...why not this? Granted it is not a bonsai yet, I believe it can be. It may be intimidating to some but with enough know how and artistry, I do not see it being out of the bonsai realm. Whether it is worth the trouble or not is another question.
GrimLore
Bonsai Nut alumnus... we miss you
No need to be ugly.
If others think/believe they can bonsai schefflera or even Portulacaria afra...why not this? Granted it is not a bonsai yet, I believe it can be. It may be intimidating to some but with enough know how and artistry, I do not see it being out of the bonsai realm. Whether it is worth the trouble or not is another question.
I agree 100pct
My Wife even has a Desert rose in training with a real nice swept look at his point - not easy to do but possible 
No need to be ugly.
It may be intimidating to some but with enough know how and artistry, I do not see it being out of the bonsai realm.
I did a search to see if I could find one and had no luck
I think that one benefit a person acquires when they have been doing bonsai long enough to have some know how and artistry is reconciling a lost cause/waste of time when they see one
Poink88
Imperial Masterpiece
Wow...you conveniently truncated my post to say (with some stabs) what is basically on my message.
Wow...you conveniently truncated my post to say (with some stabs) what is basically on my message.
Sorry, I just left out the unicorns and rainbow parts to try and say it's not worth the trouble.I actually have one of these that looks like a moose that my daughter brought back from college. I still have it because I would never throw any tree in the compost pile and would never sell it as a bonsai at a club sale.
It's cool enough I guess, but will never be a bonsai.
KennedyMarx
Omono
What do you think about this: http://lennardsbonsaibeginnings.blogspot.com/2013/02/ginseng-pot-belly-ficus.html?m=1 ?
With a little work they can look more like a bonsai than people give them credit for. If someone wanted advice on a ficus I would steer them away from one of these, but it can be a fun back burner project.
bennybenben
Yamadori
Great
If you take really good care of it, it will be a great bonsai. My uncle gave me one and its about 5 years old and it is huge, its about 2 feet tall and the trunk is 4 inches wide so if you take care of it, it will become a bonsai.
If you take really good care of it, it will be a great bonsai. My uncle gave me one and its about 5 years old and it is huge, its about 2 feet tall and the trunk is 4 inches wide so if you take care of it, it will become a bonsai.