Has anyone seen the current crop of faux Bonzai at Walmart? The are selling for $10 but I was able to pick one up for half price out of a bunch that looked like it had freeze or sun burn. Most of them were pretty shriveled up and sorry looking but one had some promise so, unable to resist a plant in need, I hauled it home, trimmed off the top of the damages branches (taking out about 1/4 to 1/3 of the plant) and now it looks pretty respectable. The branches oozed a milky sap briefly after being cut. I have no idea what plant this is. I suspect some sort of ficus but I don't know ficus at all. It has a most interesting and contorted root system.
I'd appreciate it if you would take a look at it and see if you can identify it. Go to:
And if anyone can tell me what Walmart pours over the gravel layer on top of the soil that turns it into a solid, unmoveable mass, could you share that info, too?
Thx.