24 Best Indoor Trees to Spruce Up Your Home
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Indoor Trees are plants that make a bold statement in any space and are ideal for filling up the large spaces. They are also good in cleaning indoor air.
Some of these trees are easy to grow under room conditions and generally require little attention. While selecting a tree for your space, consider the level of maintenance required as well as the available space.
A few of the trees can grow quite large, however, the size can be controlled by pruning. Below is our selection of the best trees to spruce up your home (with care guides)
The Best Trees for Indoors with Care Guides
1. Madagascar Dragon Tree
Botanical name: Dracaena marginiata
Common name: Madagascar Dragon Tree
Origin: Madagascar and other Indian Ocean Islands
Height: 8-10 ft
Madagascar Dragon Tree thrives in bright, indirect light away from direct sunlight, average warmth and moderately moist, rich, well-drained soil coupled with monthly feeding during the growing season. Read more on how to grow and care for Dracaena marginata.
2. Rubber Plants
Botanical name: Ficus elastica
Common names: Rubber Plant, Rubber Fig, Rubber Tree, Rubber Bush, Indian Rubber Tree, Indian Rubber Bush
Origin: Eastern parts of South Asia and Southeast Asia
Height: 6-10 ft
Rubber Plants grow best in bright light with some direct sunlight, warm and humid conditions and moderately moist, fertile, well-drained soil coupled with monthly feeding during the growing season. Learn more on how to grow and care for Rubber Plants.
3. Areca Palm
Botanical name: Dypsis lutescens
Common names: Areca Palm, Butterfly Palm, Golden Cane Palm, Yellow palm
Origin: Madagascar
Height: 6-10 ft
Areca Palm prefers bright, indirect light away from hot direct sunlight, average warmth and humidity and moderately moist, fertile, well-drained soil accompanied by monthly feeding during the growing season. Read on how to grow and care for Areca Palm.
4. Dwarf Umbrella Tree
Botanical name: Schefflera arboricola
Common names: Dwarf Umbrella Tree, Hawaiian Schefflera, Dwarf Schefflera
Origin: Taiwan and Hainan
Height: 4-6 ft
Dwarf Umbrella Tree (Schefflera arboricola) thrives in medium to bright light away from direct sunshine, moderate warmth and moderately moist, rich, well-drained soil coupled with monthly feeding during the growing season. Learn how to grow and care for Dwarf Umbrella Tree.
5. Fiddle Leaf Fig
Botanical name: Ficus lyrata
Common name: Fiddle Leaf Fig
Origin: western Africa; Cameroon West to Sierra Leone
Height: 6-10 ft
Fiddle Leaf Fig prefers bright light with some direct sunlight, warm and humid conditions and moderately moist, fertile, well-drained soil coupled with monthly feeding during the growing season. Read more on how to grow and care for Fiddle Leaf Fig.
6. Fishtail Palm
Botanical name: Caryota mitis
Common names: Fishtail Palm, Clustering Fishtail Palm
Origin: Tropical Asia; India to Java to Southern China
Height: 6-8 ft
Fishtail Palm requires bright, indirect light away from direct sunlight and moderately moist, rich, well-drained soil coupled with regular feeding during the growing season. Learn more on how to grow and care for Fishtail Palm.
7. Aralia balfouriana
Botanical name: Polyscias balfouriana
Common names: Aralia balfouriana, Dinnerplate Aralia, Balfour Aralia
Origin: New Guinea to Queensland, Australia
Height: 8 ft
Aralia balfouriana thrives in bright light away from direct sunlight, warm and humid conditions and moderately moist, fertile, well-drained soils coupled with monthly feeding during the growing season. Read on how to grow and care for Aralia balfouriana.
8. Spineless Yucca
Botanical name: Yucca gigantea
Common names: Spineless Yucca, Soft-tip Yucca, Blue-stem Yucca, Giant Yucca, Yucca Cane, Itabo
Origin: Mexico and Central America
Height: 8-10 ft
Spineless Yucca requires very bright light, average warmth and humidity and moderately moist, well-drained, fertile soil coupled with monthly feeding during the growing season. Learn more on how to grow and care for Spineless Yucca.
9. Ming Aralia
Botanical name: Polyscias fruticosa
Common name: Ming Aralia
Origin: Polynesia
Height: 3-5 ft
Ming Aralia grows best in bright light away from direct sunlight, warm and humid conditions and moderately moist, fertile, well-drained soils coupled with monthly feeding during the growing season. Learn how to grow and care for Ming Aralia.
10. Ficus Audrey
Botanical name: Ficus benghalensis 'Audrey'
Common names: Ficus Audrey, Bengal Fig, Banyan Fig, Banyan Tree, Indian Banyan, Strangler Fig
Origin: India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan
Height: 5-10 ft
Ficus benghalensis 'Audrey' thrives in bright light with some morning or late afternoon sunlight, warm and humid conditions and moderately moist, rich, well-drained soil coupled with monthly feeding during the growing season. Read more on how to grow and care for Ficus Audrey.
11. Bamboo Palm
Botanical name: Chamaedorea erumpens
Common name: Bamboo Palm
Origin: Central and Northeastern Mexico
Height: 6-10 ft
Bamboo Palm prefers bright, indirect light away from direct sunlight, average warmth and moderately moist, rich, well-drained soil coupled with regular feeding. Read on how to grow and care for Bamboo Palm.
12. Corn Palm
Botanical name: Dracaena fragrans
Common names: Corn Palm, Corn Plant, Striped Dracaena, Compact Dracaena
Origin: Sudan south, Mozambique, C么te d'Ivoire, Angola
Height: 6 ft
Corn Palm thrives in bright, indirect light away from direct sunlight, average warmth and consistently moist, rich, well-drained soil coupled with monthly feeding. Learn more on how to grow and care for Corn Palm.
13. Triangle Leaf Fig
Botanical name: Ficus triangularis
Common name: Triangle Leaf Fig
Origin: South and West Africa
Height: 4-6 ft
Triangle Leaf Fig grows best in bright light with some direct sunlight, warm and humid conditions and moderately moist, well-drained soil which is rich in organic matter coupled with monthly feeding during the growing season. Read more on how to grow and care for Triangle Leaf Fig.
14. Reed Palm
Botanical name: Chamaedorea seifrizii
Common names: Reed Palm, Clustered-parlour-palm, Cane Palm
Origin: Mexico and Central America
Height: 6-10 ft
Reed Palm thrives in bright, indirect light away from direct sunlight, average warmth and moderately moist, rich, well-drained soil coupled with monthly feeding during the growing season. Learn more on how to grow and care for Reed Palm.
15. Ponytail Palm
Botanical name: Beaucarnea recurvata
Common names: Ponytail Palm, Elephant Foot
Origin: Tamaulipas, Veracruz and San Luis Potosi in eastern Mexico
Height: 6 ft
Ponytail Palm prefers bright light with some direct sunlight, average warmth and moderately moist, rich, well-drained soil coupled with monthly feeding during the growing season. Read on how to grow and care for Ponytail Palm.
16. Lady Palm
Botanical name: Rhapis excelsa
Common name: Lady Palm
Origin: India and Asia
Height: 6 ft
Lady Palm grows best in bright to medium light, warm and moderately humid conditions and moderately moist, well-drained soil that is rich in organic matter coupled with monthly feeding during the growing season. Learn more on how to grow and care for Lady Palm.
17. Ficus Alii
Botanical name: Ficus maclellandii 'Alii'
Common names: Ficus Alii, Banana Leaf Fig, Banana Leaf Ficus, Long Leafed Fig, Narrow Leafed Fig
Origin: Asia, India and China
Height: 9-10 ft
Ficus Alii thrives in bright light with some direct sunlight, warm conditions and moderately moist, rich well-drained soil coupled with monthly feeding during the growing season. Read more on how to grow and care for Ficus Alii.
18. Canary Island Date Palm
Botanical name: Phoenix canariensis
Common names: Canary Island Date Palm, Pineapple Palm
Origin: Canary Islands
Height: 6 ft
Phoenix canariensis grows best in bright, indirect light, warm and humid conditions and moderately moist, well drained soil that is rich in organic matter coupled with monthly feeding during the growing season. Learn how to grow and care for Canary Island Date Palm.
19. Japanese Aralia
Botanical name: Fatsia japonica
Common names: Japanese Aralia, Paperplant, Glossy-leaf Paper Plant
Origin: southern Japan, southern Korea and Taiwan
Height: 4-6 ft
Japanese Aralia (Fatsia japonica) thrives in medium to bright light, average warmth and moderately moist, rich, well-drained soil coupled with monthly feeding during the growing season. Read more on how to grow and care for Japanese Aralia.
20. Weeping Fig
Botanical name: Ficus benjamina
Common names: Weeping Fig, Benjamin Fig, Ficus Tree
Origin: Asia and Australia
Height: 6-8 ft
Weeping Fig (Ficus benjamina) grows best in bright light with some direct sunlight, warm and humid conditions and moderately moist, fertile, well-drained soil coupled with monthly feeding during the growing season. Read on how to grow and care for Weeping Fig.
21. Dragon Blood Tree
Botanical name: Dracaena draco
Common names: Dragon Blood Tree, Canary Islands Dragon Tree, Dragon Tree, Drago
Origin: Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira and western Morocco
Height: 4 ft
Dragon Blood Tree thrives in bright, indirect light away from direct sunlight, average warmth and consistently moist, rich, well-drained soil coupled with monthly feeding during the growing season. Learn more on how to grow and care for Dragon Blood Tree.
22. Ficus Yellow Gem
Botanical name: Ficus altissima 'Yellow Gem'
Common names: Ficus Yellow Gem, Council Tree, Lofty Fig
Origin: Southeast Asia
Height: 6-8 ft
Ficus Yellow Gem prefers bright light with some direct sunlight, warm and humid conditions and moderately moist, fertile, well-drained soil coupled with monthly feeding during the growing season. Read more on how to grow and care for Ficus Yellow Gem.
23. African Fig Tree
Botanical name: Ficus cyathistipula
Common names: African Fig Tree, Birchbark Fig
Origin: Africa
Height: 6-8 ft
African Fig Tree thrives in bright light with some direct sunlight, warm and humid conditions and moderately moist, fertile, well-drained soil coupled with fortnightly feeding during the growing season. Read on how to grow and care for African Fig Tree.
24. Dracaena deremensis
Botanical name: Dracaena deremensis
Common name: Dracaena deremensis
Origin: Tropical Africa and Asia
Height: 4-6 ft
Dracaena deremensis grows best in bright, indirect light away from direct sunlight, warmth and consistently moist, rich, well-drained soil coupled with monthly feeding during the growing season. Learn more on how to grow and care for Dracaena deremensis.
