Chinese Elm Bonsai Starter Pack – 12 years | With Sympathy Gift Edition
£89.99Original price was: £89.99.£77.99Current price is: £77.99.
SKU: Sympathy9
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This Chinese Elm bonsai offers a calm and lasting sympathy plant gift. The 12-year-old tree brings natural character and gentle meaning into the home. Supplied with care essentials, a “With Sympathy” tag, and a printed care sheet, it arrives ready to gift. Over time, it grows into a living symbol of remembrance and strength.
What's in This Bundle?
1xTwisty Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) Indoor Bonsai Tree - 12 years old
1xDark Coloured Plastic Medium Drip Tray
1xThe Bonsai Direct Care Handbook
1xSmall Bonsai Feed - 100ml
1xSmall Bonsai Pruning Scissors - Great Value
1xWooden Tag - With Sympathy
Description
Sympathy Plant Gift | Chinese Elm Bonsai With With Sympathy Tag
A Thoughtful Sympathy Plant Gift That Endures
When words feel difficult, a living bonsai offers a gentle way to express sympathy. This carefully prepared sympathy plant gift brings calm, continuity, and quiet presence into the home. It offers something lasting, rather than something fleeting.
At the heart of this gift is a 12-year-old Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia). The tree features a twisty trunk, textured bark, and naturally small green leaves. Together, they create a balanced and reassuring form. We pot the bonsai with a correctly sized drip tray to keep presentation neat and surfaces protected.
What’s Included
This sympathy plant gift arrives as a complete and beginner-friendly set. It includes pruning scissors and a small bottle of bonsai fertiliser to support healthy growth. A tasteful wooden “With Sympathy” hanging tag adds a respectful finishing touch. Every bonsai also includes a printed care sheet. The care sheet explains aspects of caring for this bonsai, as well as other beneficial information.
Meaning and Symbolism
The Chinese Elm symbolises inner strength, intuition, wisdom, and love. These qualities make it especially fitting as a sympathy plant gift. Over time, the tree becomes a quiet focal point for remembrance and reflection.
Please note: Each bonsai is individually grown and shaped, so the exact form, branching, and character of your tree may vary slightly from the images shown.
Why Buy from Bonsai Direct
Bonsai Direct is a professional, trusted bonsai specialist nursery with expert growers who nurture every tree individually. We never mass-produce our bonsai. Instead, we focus on healthy plants with natural character. We include detailed printed care guides, offer excellent customer service, and provide fast, reliable delivery on the date you choose. Each bonsai is carefully packaged to arrive safely, and customer satisfaction is second to none.
Specification
Evergreen
Yes - if kept indoors
Flowering/Fruiting
No
Pot Size (cm)
19 x 14
Pot Colour
Blue
Indoor/Outdoor
Either - Protect from frost
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 parviflolia) 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.
Delivery
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Next working day (order before 3:25pm) or your chosen date
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(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
✅ Every bonsai is hand-checked, watered, and securely packaged for safe arrival.
📘 Printed care guide included with all orders.
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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.
🎥 Extra help & videos are available on our website.
✅ Every bonsai is checked, watered & securely packaged before dispatch.
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