Bonsai Palm Trees

As an indoor bonsai tree these palm bonsai trees are rated as easy to maintain

The bonsai palm pictured here is 8 years old, approx. 10 inches – 12 inches tall.

The sago bonsai palm is a long lived exotic palm that tolerates neglect but thrives with attention. Adapts to indirect light or full sun and has a wide temperature range from 15 to 120 degrees F. A slow growth rate allows indoor specimens to remain in the same container indefinitely. Treat as a cactus plant and water when almost dry and seldom fertilize. Read more

Indoor Ficus Bonsai Tree

As an indoor plant, indoor ficus bonsai trees have been a favorite to use inside the home because of there dark green leaf color. The emarald ficus trees are different than other indoor Ficus varieties in that the leaves are much thicker. One of our indoor favorites. Prices range from $39 dollard up to and over $175 dollars for the lager emarld ficus trees. Read more

Chinese Elm Bonsai Trees

A Chinese elm tree is an easy bonsai to care for and is becoming a popular tree for beginners to collect as an ornamental tree.

The Chinese elm tree is a unique looking, but stunning oramental tree. It is so easy to take care of and the characteristics of this elm make it one, that many people are choosing.

The common term used for an elm tree is ulmus parvifolia. It has small evergreen leaves that stay on the tree all year round. They are a very hardy tree with excellent branching characteristics. They have a twisted trunk and exposed roots to give the look of age. Read more

Ficus bonsai tree

This miniature tree is also called a green island ficus. The leaves are quite unique in that they are oval to roundish and a shiny dark green. This is where it gets the emerald name of the plant. This ficus tree forms rosettes at the end of it’s branches if kept trimmed.

If does grow branches and fruit well and easily develops aerial roots when kept humid, which makes a striking affect. It is different than other ficus varieties in that the leaves are much thicker.

Does well in lower or higher lighting conditions which makes it ideal for most rooms in your home. The green emerald ficus tree is an easy tree to grow indoors with very little maintenance. Read more

Display a bonsai tree

If you are going to use your bonsai tree as a display item in the livingroom try to choose a spot that gets a bit of light.

A good spot to use these oramamental trees is in a shelf unit or along a bookshelf. There are only a few things you need to be concerned with. First if it doesnt get any light you will need a small grow lamp to shine on it. Many bookshelves have lights in them so you would only have to replace a bulb. The other is the height of the shelf space in relation to the the size of the bonsai tree. You can always trim or prune the tree overtime to fit.

A wooden shelf unit would look the best and with the right bonsai tree would look very striking.

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