Happy New Year All, Recieved New Bonzi,would like some help on Identify&Info. Please. Thank You, Pecasso
It looks to be an indoor tropical bonsai to me. Likely a Ficus of some sort, but I'm not sure so don't hold me to it. If those rocks on the soil are glued down, you'll want to yank them off. It's hard to tell when to water if you can't feel the soil. Care: For now just set in where it will get lots of bright light. Water well when more of the soil is dry than wet, and don't worry about feeding it for now. The next step is to start learning about bonsai as a hobby. There are some great links HERE
It's a Chinese elm (Ulmus parvifolia). First things first - pry off all that layer of stones with small pliers or something - they'll harbor bugs underneath, make it impossible to water properly and not allow the soil to breathe or dry out. Second, put it in the best lit window you have for the most hours a day. Third, water when the top of the soil and just a very little bit more is dry. Fourth, once the last frost of your area is passed in late spring, put it outside til Oct, in lots of sun. Now, it's 99% sure to have been planted in 99% peat (aka potting soil), which holds water much too long for a little pot outdoors in heavy rain, so again in spring, repot into a good bonsai mix, which means coarse compost vs fine mucky stuff that compacts fast, plus the second 50% of the mix should be grit, anything from chicken grit you get at a farm 'Feed' store, to perlite, small aquarium gravel, or crushed lava rock or pumice. Don't put anything on the bottom of the pot, but make sure there's a good drain hole in there. It would still be best if you can find a very sunny place with a some protection from rain (and strong wind). Find a local bonsai club to help you with everything, because when you do repot you may choose to use a larger pot (not necessarily a bonsai one.. yet) in which to let your tree grow more and develop, or to leave it in it's present pot, which would mean you need to know how to prune the roots properly, as well as how to style the branches, etc. I also suggest you PM me so I can refer you to some good online bonsai info.
The elm has toothed leaves with impressed veins. This is probably a serissa. A closer view would make it easier to tell.
