@sueinmn, @johnbishop, and all...Thanks, Sue. You helped a lot. The bonsai ficus is I think my plant...although the stems growing with leaves are not thick and rough like a tree. They're thin like leaf growth and are the growing part of the plant. The stems are growing from the bulb trunks, but the trunks are slightly taller than when I bought the plant last year. It may be that's the way it's going to grow since it was being tossed by the garden and the trunks won't see much growth. The articles say it may outlive me, for crying out loud. They are said to live 50-75 years. The oldest one is 1000 years old...that's the tree living outdoors. I suppose I'll be adding it to my will now!!!!

The stems and leaves are very healthy and happy but are beginning to bend a bit as they're now about 1 1/2 feet tall, growing out of the bulb and trunks. I guess I'll wait and see how they do and let them tell me what they need...if I should trim and bush them up. I think, depending on growth from now, I'll do that next Spring. I do love this plant!

The Raven ZZ plant is as cool as the Dickens. It just isn't growing. I think one or two of the bulbs may have broken open months ago. I'm caring for it pretty well, just think I'll back off a bit on water, maybe every 2 weeks for sure, and repot in a bit larger pot. Just wait and see...
Thanks for the help. You confirmed most of what I thought, but was stumped by the lack of thicker stems for leaves. Wait and see...

Thanks for the help. My birds are coming back now but haven't seen any Woodys yet, and only a few cardinals, although they were one of the first back after the hurricane, cardinals, and chick-a-dees. I adore those little birds. I'll send pictures of the feeders soon.

Blessings all, Elizabeth