Overall Height ~ 24cm Age: 6yrs

Beginners Baby Bonsai Kit – Pruning & Styling Fun

Price range: £48.99 through £54.98

SKU: Kit1.1

Free Delivery by Friday 23rd October available

This bundle includes:

Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) Beginners Indoor Bonsai - Baby Size 5 years for pruning kits

Drip Tray Options for Standard Pots

Small Bonsai Feed - 100ml

Small Bonsai Pruning Scissors - Great Value

Bonsai Pruning Step-by-step guide

The Bonsai Direct Care Handbook

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The Baby Bonsai Kit features a 6-year-old Chinese Elm bonsai, making it an ideal starting point for beginners. It includes essential tools like pruning scissors, fertiliser, and clear step-by-step guides, along with online tutorials to support learning. Because the Chinese Elm is resilient and easy to shape, you can quickly build confidence while practicing bonsai techniques. With everything included for care and maintenanceβ€”plus free UK delivery availableβ€”this kit offers a simple, hands-on introduction to the art of bonsai.
What's in This Bundle?
  • 1xChinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) Beginners Indoor Bonsai - Baby Size 5 years for pruning kits
  • 1xDrip Tray Options for Standard Pots
  • 1xSmall Bonsai Feed - 100ml
  • 1xSmall Bonsai Pruning Scissors - Great Value
  • 1xBonsai Pruning Step-by-step guide
  • 1xThe Bonsai Direct Care Handbook
Description

Baby Bonsai Kit: 6-Year-Old Chinese Elm Starter Set

Discover a Hands-On Bonsai Experience

Start your bonsai journey with a thoughtfully designed Baby Bonsai Kit, created by Bonsai Master Lloyd Noall from Bonsai Direct. This beginner-friendly set combines education with creativity, allowing you to actively shape and care for your own miniature tree. With clear step-by-step guides and online tutorials, you can quickly build confidence while learning essential bonsai techniques.

Enjoy a Beautiful Pre-Styled Chinese Elm Bonsai

At the heart of this kit, you receive a 6-year-old Chinese Elm bonsai, carefully pre-styled in a classic broom shape. Its balanced proportions, textured trunk, and vibrant green foliage create a natural, mature look despite its compact size. Because the Chinese Elm adapts easily and responds well to pruning, you can shape and refine it as your skills develop.

Learn Faster with Beginner-Friendly Guidance

Moreover, the included step-by-step pruning guide breaks the process into simple, manageable stages. As a result, you can understand core techniques without feeling overwhelmed. The tree’s small size also makes handling and pruning easier, so you can practice regularly and gain hands-on experience. Over time, you will notice visible improvements, which keeps the learning process engaging and rewarding.

Use Professional Tools and Essential Accessories

In addition, the kit equips you with everything you need to maintain a healthy bonsai. You receive pruning scissors for precise shaping, bonsai fertiliser to support lush growth, and a detailed care handbook covering watering, feeding, and long-term maintenance. A humidity tray helps protect surfaces while maintaining proper moisture levels, ensuring your bonsai thrives indoors.

Perfect for Beginners and Gift Giving

Whether you want to start a new hobby or give a unique gift, this Baby Bonsai Kit offers an ideal entry point. Thanks to the Chinese Elm’s resilience and forgiving nature, beginners can learn without frustration. Furthermore, the complete setup removes guesswork, so you can focus on enjoying the art of bonsai from day one.

What’s Included in the Baby Bonsai Kit

  • 6-year-old Chinese Elm bonsai (broom style) in a blue ceramic pot
  • Bonsai pruning scissors
  • Step-by-step bonsai pruning guide
  • Bonsai fertiliser for ongoing care and to promote new growth
  • Comprehensive bonsai care handbook
  • FREE bonsai care leaflet
  • Optional humidity/drip tray for indoor use

Delivery and Convenience

Finally, enjoy free delivery to most areas of the UK and select your preferred delivery date at checkout. This makes receiving or gifting your Baby Bonsai Kit simple and convenient.

Specification
Evergreen
Yes
Flowering/Fruiting
No
Pot Size (cm)
15 x 10
Pot Colour
Blue
Indoor/Outdoor
Either - Protect from hard frosts
Difficulty
Easy - Perfect for Beginners
Maintenance
Positioning: Place in bright position avoiding direct sunlight in mid summer
Watering: Keep soil evenly damp; check daily.
Feeding: Apply bonsai fertiliser weekly following the instructions on the bottle.
Pruning: Trim new shoots regularly to keep shape and encourage ramification.
Repotting: Repot every two years in early spring using free-draining bonsai soil.
Note: Can live outside during summer months but protect from frost.
Pet Friendly
Yes
Bonsai Variety

The Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) makes a truly beautiful bonsai with small bright green leaves. The tree has excellent twig structure and has great character throughout, making it the perfect representation of a woodland tree. In our opinion the Chinese Elm is the most perfectly proportioned, easy to care for and adaptable tree and makes a superb bonsai; which can be grown either indoors or outdoors. This variety of bonsai is superb for a beginners starter bonsai, it is fun to grow, style, prune and repot and grows relatively fast and is easy to care for. A fabulous bonsai which is perfect for beginners!

Delivery

🌿 Delivery Options
Choose your date
Service When will it arrive? Charge
Standard Delivery
(England, Wales & Southern Scotland)
Next working day (order before 3:25pm) or your chosen date FREE
Premium AM
(Weekdays before 1pm)
Next working day (order before 3:25pm) or your chosen date Β£8.99
Weekend Delivery Chosen Saturday or Sunday Β£8.99
Highlands & Islands
AB37–38, AB54–56, FK17–21, GY, HS, IV1–63, JE, KA27–28, KW1–17, PA20–49, PA60–78, PH19–26, PH30–40, PH42–44, PH49–50, TR21–25, ZE
Two working days (order before 3:25pm) or your chosen date Β£7.99
Northern Ireland Two working days (order before 3:25pm) or your chosen date Β£7.99
βœ… Every bonsai is hand-checked, watered, and securely packaged for safe arrival.
πŸ“˜ Printed care guide included with all orders.
🚚 All bonsai tree orders can be tracked and our couriers will notify you of your delivery slot.

Bonsai Care

🌱 Bonsai Care Guide
Beginner-friendly
Care What to do How often
Step 1 Read your printed Care Instruction Guide included with every bonsai tree before you begin. Upon arrival
On arrival In hot weather, stand pot in water for 5 minutes, then drain. Once on day 1
Position Indoor Bonsai – Bright daylight, avoid harsh midday sun & cold draughts. Outdoor Bonsai – bright to semi-shaded, sheltered position. All year
Water Check soil daily; keep damp to the touch (not soggy). In hot spells, soak the pot briefly. Daily check
Mist Lightly mist foliage to boost humidity and condition leaves. Once or twice a week
Feed Use bonsai fertiliser, diluted as directed. Follow the directions on the bottle. Species dependant
Prune Trim longer shoots to maintain shape and encourage new growth. As needed
Health If needed, use an invigorator/insecticide and follow the label instructions. If issues arise
🌿 Don’t worry! Your detailed printed care guide walks you through everything step by step.
πŸŽ₯ Extra help & videos are available on our website.
βœ… Every bonsai is checked, watered & securely packaged before dispatch.
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