Maple, oak, elm, pine, fir - all these beautiful trees grow in our forests, but can also be cultivated in sufficiently large gardens. However, they are not suitable for keeping in the living room. There are a whole range of beautiful indoor trees that feel at home in spacious, light-flooded rooms.
Which tree is suitable for the living room?
The indoor linden tree (Sparmannia africana), birch fig (Ficus benjamina), lucky chestnut (Pachira aquatica) and indoor fir (Araucaria heterophylla) are suitable for a tree in the living room. These tropical and subtropical plants are attractive and grow well indoors.
The most beautiful indoor trees
Only plants that are naturally native to the tropical or subtropical regions of the world are suitable as houseplants. There they often grow into plants many meters high, which of course they cannot achieve here - the light and heat conditions are different, and the planter also limits natural growth. Nevertheless, some of the trees presented now reach considerable dimensions and therefore need space. However, they are usually easy to prune.
Zimmerlinde
The linden tree (Sparmannia africana) originally comes from South Africa and belongs to the mallow family. It grows up to three meters high, but needs to be cut back regularly. The woody plant is cultivated primarily because of its light green leaves, which are up to 20 centimeters large.
birch fig
Of course, it shouldn't be missing from a collection of popular indoor trees: the Ficus benjamina. There are a variety of varieties on the market with different foliage shapes, sizes and colors, of which the variegated varieties are particularly popular. The violin box tree (Ficus lyrata) and the rubber tree (Ficus elastica) are closely related.
Lucky Chestnut
This indoor tree, botanically Pachira aquatica, comes from Central and South America and is closely related to the baobab tree. Its large, hand-shaped leaves are striking. The plant can grow up to two meters tall when grown indoors and typically often has a braided trunk.
Indoor fir
The indoor fir or Norfolk fir (Araucaria heterophylla) comes from the small, very remote Norfolk Island east of Australia. There the conifer grows up to 60 meters high - in the pot it only reaches a height of two meters.
Tip
Palm trees form a trunk, but they are not trees. One typical feature is missing: the growth in thickness. The same applies to the yucca palm, which is not actually a yucca palm - here, too, the trunk circumference does not increase over the years, but the plant can nevertheless grow to be several meters high.
