Bonsai Carmona – A Blossoming Beauty with Interesting Style

Product Code: PC181

Enhance your home or office with the captivating elegance of the Flowering Fukien Tea Tree bonsai (Carmona microphylla). This stunning bonsai showcases an elegant informal upright trunk movement and a lush canopy of vivid green leaves, making it a perfect addition to any space. Known for its distinctive leaf shape and charming white star-shaped flowers, the Fukien Tea Tree is a favourite among bonsai enthusiasts. Its textured and gnarled trunk adds a sense of age and wisdom to its appearance, symbolising courage, heart, love, and devotion. The delicate flowers and glossy leaves represent the harmony and balance found in a well-tended bonsai, making it a thoughtful and meaningful gift. Tastefully potted in a brand new olive green ceramic bonsai pot, complete with a matching drip tray, the pot’s elegant design complements the tree’s natural beauty. It provides a perfect contrast to the lush green foliage and delicate white flowers. The sturdy pot ensures proper drainage, promoting healthy root development and overall tree vitality. We have chosen to present this bonsai with a pretty oriental temple to add scale and complete this traditional scene.

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Description

Flowering Fukien Tea Tree Bonsai – Carmona microphylla

A refined indoor bonsai with year-round character.

Bring calm, beauty, and quiet confidence into your home or workspace with the Flowering Fukien Tea Tree Bonsai. Elegant and full of charm, we love this indoor bonsai for its glossy foliage and textured trunk. Also, it displays delicate white flowers that appear through the warmer months.

With its informal upright shape, this Carmona microphylla feels balanced and natural, which makes it a timeless addition to shelves, desks, and windowsills. It’s a tree that rewards attention and care, gradually revealing more character as it matures.

Why Choose a Carmona Bonsai?

The Fukien Tea Tree is native to Southeast Asia and has long been admired in bonsai for its refined details.

Small leaves, big personality

This variety produces small, dark green, glossy leaves with a distinctive shape, ideal for bonsai proportions. In summer, it blooms with tiny white, star-shaped flowers, adding a soft contrast to the foliage.

A trunk full of character

As it matures, the trunk develops a gently gnarled and textured appearance, giving the impression of age, wisdom, and resilience.

Symbolism with meaning

The Fukien Tea Tree symbolises courage, heart, love, and devotion. Therefore, its balance of strength and delicacy makes it a thoughtful gift for milestones, thank-yous, or meaningful moments.

Pot, Presentation & What You’ll Receive

We have potted this bonsai into an olive green ceramic bonsai pot with fluted corners, complete with a matching ceramic drip tray. Thus, the clean, elegant finish complements the tree’s lush foliage while ensuring proper drainage and healthy root development.

Also, this is a Premium tree, which means you will receive the exact tree in the image. Each Fukien Tea Tree is individually shaped and cared for by our team, and you will receive a tree of the same age, quality, and style as shown.

Easy Care Guide for Fukien Tea Tree Bonsai

Caring for Carmona microphylla is straightforward once its preferences are understood.

Light

Place in bright, indirect light. Avoid harsh, direct sun which can scorch the leaves.

Water

Keep the soil consistently moist, but never waterlogged. Water thoroughly when the surface begins to dry.

Humidity

This bonsai enjoys higher humidity. Light misting or a humidity tray helps keep it happy.

Temperature

Lastly, the Fukien Tea Tree is best suited to warm, indoor environments. Furthermore, protect from cold drafts, radiators, and air conditioning.

Every bonsai from Bonsai Direct includes a printed care guide with practical tips, variety information, and symbolism.

Why Buy from Bonsai Direct?

We’re a family-run bonsai nursery with years of hands-on experience. Furthermore, our trees are grown and styled with patience, respect, and sustainability at heart. We believe bonsai should be enjoyed for decades, not rushed for short-term results.

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The Flowering Fukien Tea Tree Bonsai is a refined indoor companion — graceful, meaningful, and full of life.

Specification

Species	The Oriental Tea Tree (Carmona microphylla) is a simple & elegant bonsai ideal for growing indoors. This bonsai has pretty white flowers during summer months & lovely green, shiny & waxy foliage. The leaves are unusually shaped & well proportioned. The leaves grow in neat clusters allowing the flowers and branch structure to be highly visible. A highly appealing & artistic bonsai.
Evergreen	Yes
Flowering/Fruiting	Flowering - Small White Star Shaped Flowers
Age (years)	10
Height (cm)	32
Pot Size (cm)	18.5 x 16
Pot Colour	Olive
Indoor/Outdoor	Indoor
Difficulty	Easy - Likes a warm position & does not like to be too wet
Maintenance	Positioning: Loves warmth and bright, indirect light. Avoid draughts. Watering: Keep soil lightly moist; do not overwater. Prefers to be very slightly damp. Feeding: Apply bonsai fertiliser weekly following the instructions on the bottle. Pruning: Pinch back soft shoots to maintain shape. Repotting: Repot every two to three years in late spring. Note: Can live outside during summer months but protect from frost.
Pet Friendly	Yes

Bonsai Variety

Delivery

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	£8.99
Weekend Delivery	Chosen Saturday or Sunday	£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	£7.99
Northern Ireland	Two working days (order before 3:25pm) or your chosen date	£7.99

Bonsai Care

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

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