This guy is cool.  It says "indian laurel" -- is that a tree?  A shrub?

It’s a tree . They had all kinds of trees/bushes that were bonsai-style (their roots were cut in such a way that they grow in these little pots and don’t get very big). I had a lot more pictures of these, but I ran out of space on my card and deleted them. : ( It’s definitely time to invest in a card that holds more photos.