Chinese Elm Indoor Bonsai Tree – 12 Years, Ceramic Pot

5.0/5 · 5 reviews

🌿 Live plant
☀️ Low maintenance
🏠 Indoor / balcony
🎁 Gift-ready

Rs. 4,000.00~~Rs. 7,000~~

Rs. 4,000.00

~~Rs. 7,000.00~~ Rs. 4,000.00

42% off

Add Bonsai Scissors + One Year Fertiliser? Rs. 179.00 Perfect for shaping & pruning

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Why you'll love this plant

Bring home this masterpiece of nature with our Chinese Elm Bonsai, a symbol of elegance and timeless beauty. Its thick, characterful trunk and lush, evergreen canopy promise to make a striking centrepiece on any balcony, porch, or garden, a realm of tranquility and sophistication. Imagine its graceful aura drawing admiration and whispers of envy. This isn't just a plant; it's a statement of style. Let your space tell a story of luxury and distinction today.

Description

The Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) is one of the most popular and beginner-friendly bonsai trees, prized for its fine, ramified branching and small, glossy serrated leaves. This hand-shaped specimen is around 12 years old and about 40 cm tall, planted in a premium ceramic bonsai pot.

Care

The Chinese Elm is widely considered one of the easiest and most forgiving bonsai, making it an excellent choice for beginners.

Sunlight: plenty of broad daylight; it is happy in full sun or partial shade on a balcony, porch, terrace, or in the garden — it can be kept indoors, but only in a very bright spot, and without enough sunlight its leaves grow broader
Watering: keep the soil evenly moist; water when the surface just begins to dry
Fertilizing: feed once every 30–60 days with NPK 19:19:19 or vermicompost
Pruning: trim lightly and regularly to build its fine, ramified branching

Ideal for

Elegant, easy and slow-grown, the Chinese Elm makes a thoughtful bonsai gift — a memorable housewarming or Griha Pravesh present, a calming companion for a bright balcony or porch, or a forgiving first bonsai for a beginner. It thrives outdoors in full sun to partial shade on a balcony, terrace, or in the garden. Every bonsai is selected and shaped by hand at Abana Homes and arrives carefully packed, ready to display.

Specifications

Plant type: Bonsai
Pot: Ceramic pot
Approx. age: 12 Years
Height: 40 cm
Placement: Outdoors, Indoors
Care level: Easy

Shipping & Delivery

Dispatched next day — delivered across India in 2–5 days.
Every plant is carefully packed to travel safely.

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FAQs

Is the plant exactly like the photo?
Each bonsai is unique — yours will closely match. Want to see your exact plant before it ships? Add “Show Pics” in your order notes, or message our team on 9315569090.

How often should I water?
Generally when the topsoil feels slightly dry — see the Description above for species-specific care.

Do you deliver pan-India?
Yes, we ship across India.

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Fluid Form & Beautiful Contrast

Displays an impressive, classic S-curve (Moyogi) style.

1. Nebari & Trunk:
The exposed, dramatic root system at the base adds a sense of age and struggle. The braiding and twisting of the roots give the tree a very unique, and rugged personality.
The transition where the roots fuse into the main trunk creates a bit of a heavy "knot" which gives the tree an individual character.

2. Trunk movement:
The movement of the trunk is smooth and highly defined.
The trunk tapering is somewhat uniform in thickness and their is a large cut near the top, but it is well hidden and healed (with cambium fully grown).

3. Canopy & Branch structure:
The branches are well-positioned on the outer curves of the trunk, which is good. The left lower branch adds a nice counter-balance to the dramatic trunk movement.

The foliage appears vibrant, green, and healthy but a bit light. It has naturally small leaves and ability to reduce even further in size makes it very desirable for bonsai.

The canopy is slightly top-heavy and competing a bit with the lower branches for light and visual dominance.

A light refinement of the top would allow more light to reach the inner lower branches and define the individual foliage pads more clearly.

4. Pot Selection
The vibrant, glossy blue ceramic pot provides a striking, high-contrast complement to the earthy tones of the trunk and the dark green leaves. The oval shape supplement the fluid, informal upright style of the tree perfectly.

5. Packing: Well packed, no issue at all.

Very good and perfect in

Very good and perfect in shape

Behtarin Bonsai Plant

Really happy with the bonsai. It's much better than I could imagine.

Lovely Bonsai Tree. Very Good Packaging and Delivery

Really appreciate the hard work put in to shaping and keeping the bonsai beautiful. One thing I must say that abanahomes bonsai are great, true to life, as you see in the picture and very well trained.
Highly recommend them..