Overall Height ~ 26cm Age: 6yrs

New Baby Gift | Congratulations Chinese Elm Bonsai Gift – Choose your balloon!

Price range: £36.99 through £42.98

SKU: Baby1

Free Delivery by Saturday 24th October available

This bundle includes:

Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) Orchard Style Indoor Bonsai

Drip Tray Options for Standard Pots

New Baby Balloon Options

You can add a custom Gift Message and personalisation to your order as well as purchase some of our most popular Bonsai Care Products after clicking Add to Basket.

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This 6-year-old Chinese Elm makes a heartfelt new baby gift that symbolises growth and new beginnings. Beautifully presented with optional drip tray and your choice of baby balloon, it arrives ready to celebrate a precious new chapter.

What's in This Bundle?
  • 1xChinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) Orchard Style Indoor Bonsai
  • 1xDrip Tray Options for Standard Pots
  • 1xNew Baby Balloon Options
Description

New Baby Gift – 6-Year-Old Chinese Elm Bonsai

Welcome a new arrival with a meaningful new baby gift that grows alongside the child. This charming 6-year-old Chinese Elm bonsai offers a calm, lasting way to celebrate new life and fresh beginnings. Instead of flowers that fade, you give a living tree that strengthens and develops year after year.

We carefully grow and shape this Ulmus parvifolia in a gentle woodland (broom) style to create a soft, rounded canopy of naturally small green leaves. Subtle trunk movement adds character while keeping the overall silhouette balanced and peaceful. As a result, the bonsai brings a reassuring presence to any bright indoor space — perfect for a family home.

A Thoughtful Way to Celebrate

We pot the tree in a classic blue ceramic bonsai pot, and you can choose to add an optional drip tray to protect surfaces and complete the display.

To mark the occasion, you can select a celebratory baby balloon in the appropriate gender. This finishing touch ensures your new baby gift arrives ready to delight from the moment it is opened.

Beginner Friendly & Easy to Enjoy

Chinese Elm bonsai adapt well to indoor environments and respond positively to simple, consistent care. Place the tree in a bright position with good daylight, keep the soil damp, and trim as needed to maintain its shape. Because this variety proves resilient and forgiving, it suits busy new parents who want something meaningful yet manageable.

We include a printed care sheet to guide healthy growth from day one.

Symbolism for a New Beginning

The Chinese Elm symbolises inner strength, intuition, wisdom, and love. Therefore, it makes a beautiful new baby gift, a living reminder of how a child grows stronger and more characterful with time.

Please note: We grow and shape each bonsai individually, so natural variations in trunk movement and branching make every tree unique.

Why Choose Bonsai Direct

We are a professional, trusted bonsai specialist nursery with expert growers and genuine passion for what we do. We never mass-produce our trees. Instead, we nurture each bonsai carefully to ensure strong roots and balanced structure.

We inspect and securely package every order before dispatch. With fast, reliable delivery on the date you choose and customer satisfaction that is second to none, you can order with complete confidence.

Specification
Evergreen
Yes - if kept indoors
Flowering/Fruiting
No
Pot Size (cm)
14 x 9
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 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.

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 £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.

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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