The Smallest Bonsai Trees (and Pots) We Stock

"Small" in bonsai is relative — these are the smallest live trees in our catalogue by actual stated dimensions, for anyone genuinely tight on space, plus our smallest pot if you're growing or repotting something small yourself.

Our picks

  1. Bonsai Tree, Japanese Maple — Acer Palmatum Deshojo, ~6 Years, 15cm Pot — ~6 years, 15cm pot
    Japanese Maple Bonsai ~6 years, 15cm pot

    1. Bonsai Tree, Japanese Maple — Acer Palmatum Deshojo, ~6 Years, 15cm Pot

    The smallest live tree we stock — a 15cm pot is genuinely desk-scale, at the cost of it being a younger, less developed specimen.

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  2. Chinese Elm Bonsai Tree — S Trunk, 20cm, Blue Pot — S trunk, 20cm pot
    Chinese Elm Bonsai S trunk, 20cm pot

    2. Chinese Elm Bonsai Tree — S Trunk, 20cm, Blue Pot

    A 20cm small-trunk Elm — one of the smallest options in the most beginner-forgiving species we carry.

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  3. Chinese Elm Bonsai — S Trunk, Ceramic Pot with Drip Tray — S (small) trunk
    Chinese Elm Bonsai S (small) trunk

    3. Chinese Elm Bonsai — S Trunk, Ceramic Pot with Drip Tray

    Same small-trunk sizing as above, different pot — pick based on colour/style preference.

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  4. Glazed Ceramic Bonsai Pot with Drip Tray — Grey, 16cm — 16cm
    Bonsai Pots 16cm

    4. Glazed Ceramic Bonsai Pot with Drip Tray — Grey, 16cm

    If you're repotting something small yourself rather than buying pre-potted, this is our smallest pot at 16cm.

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How we pick these lists: every product above is a real, currently-listed item from our own 45-product catalogue — we don't add anything to a guide that isn't already on the site. See our general care guide for the fundamentals, or browse the full shop for everything else.