Fukien Tea Tree Bonsai

🌿 Meet the Fukien Tea Tree Bonsai — A Miniature Masterpiece with Magical Blooms! 🌿
Bring tranquility, beauty, and a touch of zen into your home with the 6" Fukien Tea Tree Bonsai (Carmona retusa). This charming bonsai is known for its dainty white blooms, glossy deep-green foliage, and its natural ability to purify the air, making any room feel fresher and more serene. Perfect for beginners and collectors, this elegant bonsai brings peaceful energy and living art to your space.

✨ Why You’ll Love It

• Air-Purifying Wonder: Naturally improves air quality while adding a calming presence.

• Adorable White Blooms: Enjoy tiny star-shaped flowers that appear throughout the year.

• Beginner-Friendly Bonsai: Easy to shape, easy to love, and incredibly rewarding to grow.

• Perfect Decorative Accent: Ideal for desks, nightstands, offices, and peaceful corners.

🌞 How to Care for Your Fukien Tea Tree Bonsai

• Light: Prefers bright, indirect light. A sunny window is ideal, but avoid harsh midday sun.

• Water: Keep soil consistently moist but never waterlogged. Water when the top layer of soil feels slightly dry.

• Humidity: Loves moderate to high humidity. Mist occasionally or place on a humidity tray for best results.

• Temperature: Thrives in warm indoor temps between 65–80°F. Keep away from drafts.

• Feeding: Fertilize every 2–4 weeks during spring and summer with a gentle bonsai fertilizer.

• Pruning: Trim regularly to maintain shape and encourage new growth—this is part of the fun!

🐾 Pet Friendly?

Not pet friendly.
The Fukien Tea Tree can be toxic to dogs and cats if ingested. We recommend keeping it out of reach of curious paws.

Botanical Name

Carmona retusa

Common Name

Fukien Tea Tree Bonsai

Plant Highlights

Air-purifying, charming white blooms, glossy deep-green leaves, elegant miniature tree form

Light Requirements

Bright, indirect light; protect from intense midday sun

Watering

Keep soil consistently moist but not soggy. Water when the top layer feels slightly dry

Humidity

Prefers moderate to high humidity; mist or use a humidity tray for best results

Temperature

Best in warm indoor temperatures between 65–80°F; avoid drafts

Fertilizing

Feed every 2–4 weeks in spring and summer with a gentle bonsai fertilizer

Pruning

Prune regularly to maintain shape and encourage healthy new growth

Pet Friendly

Not pet friendly—can be toxic to cats and dogs if ingested

Extra Benefits

Air-purifying and features adorable white blooms throughout the year

Plants ship from our location in Florida and arrive nationwide within 5-8 business days. All our plants ship exclusively with UPS to ensure they arrive timely and in good condition. For those users in Florida, George, North Carolina, South Carolina, or Virginia, shipping may be faster. Estimated shipping dates can be seen in checkout. Plant exclusions may apply.

We monitor the weather in each destination location to maximize the shipping time and utilize thermal protection to ensure that the plant is protected. You can add a heatpack or thermal bag to your order if temperatures at night fall below 40 degrees.

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