Ficus

Probably, you know one of my brothers or sisters because we are rather popular at the moment. For you we are known as Ficus ginseng and our home is in tropical China and Malaysia.

There we start our life and grow for quite some time before we are brought to Europe. Here we grow to a small Bonsai and wait then in a shop for our new home. All of this happened to me until the osos brought me home. I like sun a lot and also water but just the right amount, not too much. Would you like to have your feet constantly in water?

The osos gave instructions to the humans how to take care of me, which they did the first year quite ok. After the first year I was lucky and the osos decided to liberate me and not keep me as a bonsai anymore. A bigger pot became my home and I started to grow roots and new branches. In summer I am outside on the balcony, which I like a lot. There is more sun and the nights are fresh, which help us trees to rest better. Outside on the balcony it is great and I grew a lot. I realized that I am a REAL tree when one of the sparrows landed on me.

Birds like trees and from this day in summer they come more often to land on me and see if it is safe to land on the balcony or just rest. Winter is another story.

Then it is too cold for me and the osos make sure I am moved into the living room. It is not much of a change because during summer I am in front of the window of the living room on the balcony and in winter I am behind the window to the balcony in the living room. But I like it better outside and just wait in winter for the days to get longer and me getting out again. To grow new leaves and branches.