This is a Fukian tea tree.
It does look pretty healthy, so you got that going on. However, Fukian is rather finicky. I find that all the key components in bonsai care need to be Spot on.
Always moist. Never dry out dry, and never swampy. With lots of light and fair humidity they do great.
I sometimes wonder why these trees are so available in most box stores.
I get the ficus saturation, but selling these Fukian tea tree bonsais to the masses….
Sure, it’s an “indoor” plant but I wonder what the average longevity is after purchase.
Anyways, good luck, and keep it outside when possible.
Yes... be very afraid They have thin roots and it is very easy to kill them via over or under-watering, or by being too aggressive when you repot. Most of these big box nursery plants come in to the US in very bad (organic) soil. I was VERY careful when I moved my tree into bonsai soil... and it is very healthy (for now). I think I may decide to move it into something a little larger this summer... like other tropicals they seem to do best if you repot right before the heat of the summer.I’m afraid to repot it.
Thank you for this.Yes... be very afraid They have thin roots and it is very easy to kill them via over or under-watering, or by being too aggressive when you repot. Most of these big box nursery plants come in to the US in very bad (organic) soil. I was VERY careful when I moved my tree into bonsai soil... and it is very healthy (for now). I think I may decide to move it into something a little larger this summer... like other tropicals they seem to do best if you repot right before the heat of the summer.
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Not as easy as you might think....If Lowes can keep it alive, surely you can