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Oriental Weeping Fig Tree -Ficus- Bonsai or House Plant | 
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| Brand: Hirts: Bonsai
Category: Lawn & Patio
Buy New: $9.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 22929
ASIN: B000NPUF0C
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Live plants are shipped on Monday and Tuesday. | | • | Proper Name: Ficus | | • | The plant you will receive is growing in a 3 1/2" pot, about 10" tall, 3/4" diameter trunk, exposed roots and well branched. | | • | Great Indoor Bonsai. |
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Product Description
Informal bonsai with shiny dark green leaves which are thicker than the standard ficus leaf but thinner than a Jade leaf. Develops a thick trunk and aerial roots at a relatively early age. Very easy indoor care. The Oriental Ficus is one of the best of the ficus for indoor and tropical bonsai. It is tough, durable and responds well to normal house plant care.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Near Miss July 25, 2008
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
This was my first bonsai, and I had reservations. I had a bad experience with a full-sized ficus years ago, and was very concerned about trying one again.
The tree arrived in a reasonable amount of time (two to three days after ordering). It appeared to have been shoved in the box, and was a little bent from the experience. However, the branches and leaves seemed to be lush and healthy.
The pot was the black plastic nursery pot rather than a more decorative pot. To make matters worse, the pot was cracked from top to bottom. I eventually transplanted it to a clay pot in my ignorance about its watering needs.
There were no detailed care instructions included with the plant, and I have since learned that I REALLY needed instructions!
I put the plant in a sink and used a showering watering can to give it a good soaking when it arrived, then placed it on a dresser in a corner between two windows. I waited a week before checking the soil for moisture.
The leaves started to fall the second week. In the nearly three months since I received it, I cannot seem to water the plant enough to keep it thriving. From my online research, the open windows may be causing the plant stress, since we have 15 - 25 degree temperature swings daily. And it appears that daily spraying is needed to meet the plant's moisture requirements (we just had our third heat wave - several days of 90+ degrees).
The plant does not appear to be completely dead, but it's close. Overall, I'm disappointed with the results, but I cannot place all the blame on the seller. More information could have made a big difference, though.
 Picture does not represent what you are buying. March 2, 2007
30 out of 33 found this review helpful
The picture does not remotely look like what is delivered to your home. The tree is a nice and healthy looking tree although it is not anything like the picture and it arrives in a cardboard square container not a ceramic bonsai pot. Very deceiving advertising.
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