We were given a plant a year or two ago. Here's its picture.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/TheMasterHarper/MysteryPlant.jpg
It has a scent when you tear a leaf or cut off a branch that's fairly pleasant. If anyone can tell me what it is, I'll be grateful!
2006-06-30 09:35:13 · 5 answers · asked by Scorponis 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
:( Unfortunately I have no way of getting it to a nursery as it's rather heavy for me to carry and I don't have a truck to put it in.
The original owner also had no clue as to what it was.
I can tell you that it doesn't bloom. Since we got it two years ago it would have grown a good two or three feet if the top limbs weren't trimmed off every once in a while.
2006-06-30 18:19:38 · update #1
Here's a scan I took of one of its leaves. The mature leaves get anywhere from about 10 to 12 inches long.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/TheMasterHarper/MysteryPlantLeaf.jpg
2006-07-01 08:02:01 · update #2
Without actually seeing the plant it is difficult to say for sure. From the picture it looks like a Bay tree (where bay leaves come from, like you use in cooking).
Do you know what Bay leaves smell like? If so, compare them. But don't taste yet - we're not sure what is it.
Or it also looks like a camphor tree.
2006-07-01 07:18:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a rubber tree! It does look like it's in the ficus family, but it's hard to tell from one picture. Before you waltz into the nursery with your sample, be sure to think about the answers to these questions: Has it ever flowered? Is it living indoors? How much has it grown since you've owned it?
Be sure to have some answers ready when you go to the garden center, and they're sure to have an answer for you!
2006-06-30 23:30:58 · answer #2 · answered by Drea L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is no way this plant is even in the rubber tree family; leaves are completely wrong ... however, I can't tell you what it *is* ... the garden center is probably the best pace to start (maybe ask the person who gave you the plant which nursery it came from)
2006-07-01 00:56:29 · answer #3 · answered by myrtguy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Looks like a young rubber tree.
2006-06-30 16:46:23 · answer #4 · answered by X 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your best bet to finding out what it is for sure is to take the plant to your local nursery--Then you can find out all the information that you need to care for the plant properly--
2006-06-30 17:21:53 · answer #5 · answered by curlyQ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋