The Bonsai Fruit trees are the hardest to grow

    The most popular of these  tree is the Orange Tree, due to its ability to accept most changes. They require a lot of time, a lot of patience and also a lot of study to develop a beautiful specium of a Bonsai Fruit tree.

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Sweet Plum (sageretia theezans)

Sweet Plum (sageretia theezans) A tropical evergreen tree native to China. Has very small (less than 3/4") green leaves which are lightly veined and almost bronze when they emerge. The Sageretia sheds its bark and the trunk becomes multi-colored. Small pink-white flowers in spring give way to small black fruits (3-5mm) during the summer and into autumn. A very popular bonsai for indoors. 21 years old. 14"x12"x21". Potted in a 14" brown rectangular mica container as shown. Suitable 14.5"x10.5" humidity tray is recommended.

      Bonsai Fruit Tree information from books can be very helpful if you are inexperienced with these trees. Books can be found in your local Book Stores, Nursery or on Web Sites. Below we have attached a Link to some very nice  books available which can help you with Bonsai Fruit Trees. There are many available.

      You will usually find Bonsai Fruit Trees as a small young tree so it will be important to kept it watered until such time as you can get it planted, which should be as so as possible after you purchase the tree. A good tip for Fruit Trees that we have tried personally is to place them in a Bonsai Bag and this has been quiet successful in keeping the roots restricted and the fruit small and at the same time it causes the Bonsai Fruit Trees to produce a lot more fruit.
 
       It is very important when growing  Bonsai Fruit Trees in Containers or pots to give them fresh soil mix  every one to two
years or the tree will start to show signs of suffering. At this time you could prune the roots and trim your foliage and this will help your Bonsai Fruit Tree remain small and healthy.