Fukien Tea Bonsai Tree
This plant is also known as the philippine tea tree and is a flowering plant in the borage family.
Fukien tea bonsai tree. The fukien tea is still very popular for penjing in china and in western countries it is a common indoor bonsai tree. For those up to the challenge the fukien tea tree promises a beautiful graceful bonsai. The fukien tea is a tropical evergreen shrub originating from southern china. The fukien tea is one of the most commonly used materials for indoor tropical bonsai.
Small white flowers can appear all year round and sometimes produce small yellow red to dark berries. Its small dark green shiny leaves have tiny white dots on the upper side and are covered with hairs underneath. The trunk starts out thinner than desired for bonsai with young light brown bark. This plant works particularly well as a mini bonsai but is also a great houseplant because it appreciates warm temps in the winter months making it a perfect choice for anyone in the city or who does not have the benefits of a yard.
The fukien tea tree is popular for bonsai because it easily develops a thick and knotted trunk is evergreen blooms frequently and has tiny lobed leaves. The fukien tea bonsai also goes by fujian tea and its scientific name of ehretia microphylla. Fukien tea love the heat and bright locations so keeping them as an indoor bonsai tree on an east or west facing windowsill can be quite easy. Part of its popularity is due to the plants ready availability from discount stores bonsai nurseries and many online sources.
It is also found in parts of australia japan taiwan and indonesia.