Tree #308 is a medium Tiger Bark Ficus with a dramatic zig-zag trunk — sharp elbow bends stacked one over another in the speckled bark this variety is named for — under a fresh canopy about 11 inches across. It stands 17 inches tall in an 8-inch round training pot, ready to develop further or move into a display pot you love.

Tiger Bark Ficus is one of the easiest bonsai to live with — happy indoors year-round near a bright window, tolerant of the occasional missed watering, and quick to push new growth after a trim. The tree in these photos is the exact tree you’ll receive, hand-raised at our Southern California nursery.