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A young untrained ficus — the raw material, not the finished bonsai.

Ficus microcarpa
Beginner proofSlow growerEasy careSeasonalPrepaid only
₹350Inclusive of all taxes. Free delivery in Nagpur over ₹299.
Suits
Living room · Balcony
Size
8" pot · grows to 180 cm
Gift for
Housewarming · Corporate gifting

This is Ficus microcarpa as a straightforward young plant: a thickening trunk, glossy foliage, and no training done to it. The same species as our Ficus Bonsai, and deliberately a different product — that one is four years of pruning and wiring, this is the plant before any of that. Grow it on as a houseplant, or start training it yourself.

Light
Bright Indirect
Water
Medium
Care
Easy
Not safe for pets

Sap is a mild irritant and is toxic to cats and dogs if ingested.

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Botanical nameFicus microcarpa
Size8"
LightBright Indirect, Full Sun
PlacementIndoor, Balcony, Floor
Mature height180 cm
DeliveryNagpur only
HandlingStandard
SKUGM-PL-CBN-8
Country of originIndia

What it actually does

Easier to focus near

Studies on people, not on rooms — Short breaks looking at greenery measurably restore attention and lower self-reported stress.

Puts moisture back in the air

A potted plant transpires most of what you water into the room. In a dry Nagpur April that is measurable, and it is the one air claim about houseplants that physics actually supports.

A good first ficus precisely because it is untrained — mistakes cost a season of growth, not four years of somebody's work.

Where it comes from

Native from Sri Lanka through southern China and into northern Australia. It is a strangler fig in the wild, germinating in the crook of another tree and sending roots down around it — the aerial roots people find striking on a trained specimen are that habit, not a bonsai technique.

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