Tree #228 is a big, characterful Tiger Bark Ficus grown out in a 3-gallon nursery pot — a twisting mottled trunk with fused aerial roots wrapping its base, and wide, well-placed branch pads already roughed in. At about 21 inches tall with real weight to the trunk, it's a serious head start on a large bonsai: style it, then move it into a wide ceramic pot when you're ready.

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.