Ficus microcarpa ginseng bonsai house plant in a 17cm pot

Ficus microcarpa is often known as the ginseng Ficus and it makes an excellent subject for bonsai treatment. The plant can be kept small and responds well to having its roots trained in addition to pruning in order to achieve an attractive bonsai shape. Also known as the 'Pot bellied Ficus' because of its unusual stocky roots which are elevated above the soil to create what appears to be a trunk.

• Native to Malaysia, Taiwan and other Asian countries.
• This evergreen house plant has been shaped as a bonsai tree.
• It makes an ideal house plant and can be placed outdoors in a shaded position during summer.
• Has a pot-bellied trunk
• Probably the easiest bonsai tree to grow.
• Never allow the soil to dry out.
• Do not let this plant sit in water, however.
• Re-pot in mid summer, when the tree has outgrown its container.
• Pinch back and trim the new growth in order to keep this tree as a bonsai. Never remove all the new growth.
• Sold in a 17cm pot.
• Height approximately 40cm including container.