Tree #226 is a specimen-grade Tiger Bark Ficus — a heavy, sculptural trunk covered in the variety's signature tiger-stripe mottling, rising from a massive exposed root base with aerial roots draping down its full length. The broad crown spreads over a foot across. It comes potted in a quality Japanese unglazed ceramic (11″ × 9″ × 4″, potter's stamp on the base) and stands about 20 inches tall.

Tiger Bark Ficus is one of the best indoor bonsai you can own — it thrives in ordinary household light and warmth, shrugs off missed waterings, and back-buds eagerly after a trim. The tree in these photos is the exact tree you’ll receive, hand-raised at our Southern California nursery.