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barbiejp
Albuquerque, NM
November 2, 2009
07:20 PM Post #7235054
| I recently purchased a tree at home depot. I was thinking it was a ficus but realized the leaves are much larger than the ficus tree I am familiar with. I didn't realize until I got home that the tree was not identified. Any help is much appreciated!! 
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trackinsand
mid central, FL
(Zone 9a)
November 2, 2009
08:21 PM Post #7235260
| was it in the houseplant section or outside in the outdoor tree section? sometimes they will have the name on the bar code white label stuck to the pot.
you were probably thinking F. benjamina but it is not that one, as you know now. it still could be a Ficus though. can you give us a size on the leaf? sometimes things appear larger or smaller than they really are. |
barbiejp
Albuquerque, NM
November 2, 2009
08:40 PM Post #7235329
| Some of the older leaves are 3.5 in. wide and 6 in. long. The majority of the leaves are 2.5 in wide by 4 in long. I looked everywhere for an ID of the plant and there was none. This was in the houseplant section of Home Depot. |
trackinsand
mid central, FL
(Zone 9a)
November 2, 2009
09:02 PM Post #7235433
| well, i don't feel certain enough to say if it's a Ficus or not. someone will come along shortly to help, i'm sure. |
Malus2006
Coon Rapids, MN
(Zone 4a)
November 2, 2009
09:04 PM Post #7235444
| I don't think it's a ficus species - there's too much green stems and the leaf veins looks very different for a fig species. |
growin
Vancouver, BC
(Zone 8b)
November 2, 2009
09:20 PM Post #7235496
| The leaf reminds me of a Medinilla. I've seen them in the HD locally too and have looked at the label but forget. I keep thinking something Cinnamon or Cinnamomum... |
plantladylin
East Central, FL
(Zone 9b)
November 2, 2009
09:29 PM Post #7235525
| My first thought was Medinilla too but I've never seen a potted one so tall. Could it be Cinnamomum camphora? http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www-staff.it.u...
edited to say: Although I have C. camphora: http://www.floridata.com/ref/c/cinn_cam.cfm in my yard and the leaves are nowhere as large as the ones on the plant in question.
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Metrosideros
Keaau, HI
November 2, 2009
09:48 PM Post #7235606
| The plant is definitely a Cinnamomum. Maybe true Cinnamom, Cinnamomum verum.
The plant will need to get mature to determine which Cinnamomum species it is. |
plantladylin
East Central, FL
(Zone 9b)
November 2, 2009
10:09 PM Post #7235667
| barbiejp: Here are some images of C. verum: http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=images of ...
Whichever Cinnamomum you have, they are all very pretty. I don't know anything about growing one as an indoor houseplant but I guess you could prune it to keep it in bounds. |
barbiejp
Albuquerque, NM
November 3, 2009
02:24 PM Post #7237629
| Wow! I really thought I had brought home a ficus! Thanks so much for letting me know what this is. I never would have figured it out! |
trackinsand
mid central, FL
(Zone 9a)
November 3, 2009
05:02 PM Post #7238099
| what a great find! |
Malus2006
Coon Rapids, MN
(Zone 4a)
November 3, 2009
06:02 PM Post #7238300
| Maybe they accidently shipped some to your home depot, thinking they are ficus! |
