Complete Beginners Baby Bonsai Set – Thank You Gift Edition
Product Code: ThankYou12
£49.99
This charming baby Chinese Elm bonsai makes a meaningful thank you plant gift that’s perfect for beginners. Styled in a traditional broom or woodland form, it symbolises inner strength, wisdom, intuition, and love. The gift set includes a navy blue ceramic pot, drip tray, pruning scissors, fertiliser, and a wooden “Thank You” tag, so it’s ready to enjoy straight away. Easy to care for and beautifully presented, it’s a lasting way to show appreciation beyond flowers.
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What's in This Bundle?
- 1x Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) Orchard Style Indoor Bonsai
- 1x Small Dark-Coloured Plastic Drip Tray
- 1x Small Bonsai Pruning Scissors - Great Value
- 1x Small Bonsai Feed - 100ml
- 1x Wooden Tag - Thank You
Description
Complete Beginners Baby Bonsai Set – Thank You Gift Edition
A stylish, long-lasting thank you plant gift that’s easy to care for and full of meaning.
A Thoughtful Way to Say Thank You
This Complete Beginners Baby Bonsai Set offers a warm and personal way to show your appreciation. Instead of choosing short-lived flowers, you can gift a living tree that grows and develops over time. The bonsai follows a classic woodland or orchard style, known in bonsai terms as a broom style, which creates a soft, balanced shape that feels calm and welcoming.
At the centre of the gift is the Chinese Elm, Ulmus parvifolia. This much-loved species symbolises inner strength, intuition, wisdom, and love. Because of this symbolism, it works beautifully as a thank you plant gift for friends, family, colleagues, or teachers.
Ideal for Beginners
This bonsai suits beginners perfectly. The Chinese Elm adapts well to indoor environments and responds positively to simple, regular care. With good light, consistent watering, and weekly feeding, it stays healthy and attractive. As confidence grows, the tree rewards its owner with stronger structure and character.
To support easy care, we include clear, printed care instructions with every bonsai.
What’s Included in This Thank You Plant Gift
This baby bonsai gift arrives ready to enjoy and includes everything needed to get started:
Baby broom-style Chinese Elm bonsai
Navy blue ceramic bonsai pot
Drip tray
Bonsai pruning scissors
Bonsai fertiliser
Wooden “Thank You” hanging tag
Bonsai Direct care leaflet
Together, these items make caring for the bonsai simple from day one.
Presentation, Personalisation & Delivery
We carefully pot and prepare each bonsai before securely packaging it for safe arrival. You can enhance your thank you plant gift with optional gift wrap, balloons, and personalised tags. In addition, we include a complimentary gift message with every order.
Free next working day delivery is available to most UK addresses when you order by 3:25pm. Alternatively, you can select a preferred delivery date at checkout, with weekend delivery available for a small additional charge. Scottish Highlands, Islands, and Northern Ireland take a minimum of two working days and include a small subsidised surcharge.
Why Customers Trust Bonsai Direct
Bonsai Direct is a professional, family-run bonsai nursery with expert growers and decades of experience. We nurture every tree in our nursery rather than mass-producing stock. As a result, customers enjoy healthy bonsai, detailed care guides, excellent service, and reliable delivery on the date they choose. Customer satisfaction remains second to none.
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.
A refined, meaningful thank you plant gift that continues to give long after it arrives.
Specification
? Specification
| Species | 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. The Chinese Sweet Plum (Sageretia theezans) is a pretty indoor bonsai which has great character at an early age due to the flaky bark revealing tones of red/tan. The stunning foliage has hints of rusty red turning to glossy green. Small white flowers give rise to tiny plum-shaped fruits. A really pretty bonsai and great for beginners. 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 | No |
| Age (years) | 6 |
| Height (cm) | 25 |
| 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
?? 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. The Chinese Sweet Plum (Sageretia theezans) is a pretty indoor bonsai which has great character at an early age due to the flaky bark revealing tones of red/tan. The stunning foliage has hints of rusty red turning to glossy green. Small white flowers give rise to tiny plum-shaped fruits. A really pretty bonsai and great for beginners. 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.
Delivery
🌿 Delivery Options
Choose your date
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 | £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.
🚚 All bonsai tree orders can be tracked and our couriers will notify you of your delivery slot.
📘 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
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.
🎥 Extra help & videos are available on our website.
✅ Every bonsai is checked, watered & securely packaged before dispatch.
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