Can anyone help me identify my new bonsai?

abprindle · 12-25-2010, 01:35 PM

Hello!

I was just given this bonsai as a Christmas present. Can anyone help me identify it? After searching around a bit I'm guessing it is a cyprus, but I'm a bit in the dark.

Thanks!

treebeard55 · 12-25-2010, 06:46 PM

Welcome to the forum, A.B.!

From your pictures, I'd say you're probably right: a cypress, or a juniper. (They're in the same family.)

logan3 · 12-28-2010, 03:08 PM

From the photo your tree looks like a dwarf Alberta spruce.

artyanimal · 12-29-2010, 05:57 AM

I'm leaning towards the dwarf Alberta also. You could try a search for picea glauca 'conica' and see if the photos match.

If not, you may even have a Pacific Yew called: Taxus brevifolia.

Its very hard for us to tell from the pics without a close up of the foliage.

Cheers,

Arty

centaura · 01-07-2011, 07:48 PM

I'll add another vote for dwarf alberta spruce.

-Centaura

Mattbonsai · 01-08-2011, 08:17 AM

Hey AP, Welcome to the site.

I'd agree with the Dwarf Alberta Spruce diagnosis. Where are you keeping this tree? It needs to be outside if it is to stand a chance of survival. If I were you, I'd think about putting it into a bigger pot to encrourage new growth, and then you can sort out the canopy and take out all the dead needles etc.

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treebeard55 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Warsaw IN, USA USDA zone 5b Posts: 511	Welcome to the forum, A.B.! From your pictures, I'd say you're probably right: a cypress, or a juniper. (They're in the same family.) __________________ Treebeard 55 Steve Moore http://hoosierbonsai.blogspot.com The most important bonsai tool is your brain.

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logan3 logan3 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Felton,Ca. Posts: 8	welcome From the photo your tree looks like a dwarf Alberta spruce.

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Mattbonsai Tree Hugger In Training Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cheshire, GB Posts: 810	Hey AP, Welcome to the site. I'd agree with the Dwarf Alberta Spruce diagnosis. Where are you keeping this tree? It needs to be outside if it is to stand a chance of survival. If I were you, I'd think about putting it into a bigger pot to encrourage new growth, and then you can sort out the canopy and take out all the dead needles etc. __________________ -Matt- http://www.cheshirebonsaisociety.org.uk/index.html R.I.P Our Great Friend - Prowler, 24th November 2008

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12-29-2010, 05:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
artyanimal Snipologist Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Mid-coast Maine / Zone 5 and S. Florida / Zone 10 Posts: 89	I'm leaning towards the dwarf Alberta also. You could try a search for picea glauca 'conica' and see if the photos match. If not, you may even have a Pacific Yew called: Taxus brevifolia. Its very hard for us to tell from the pics without a close up of the foliage. Cheers, Arty

01-07-2011, 07:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
centaura Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South Bend, IN Posts: 334	I'll add another vote for dwarf alberta spruce. -Centaura

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