▁considered ▁the ▁best ▁plant ▁for ▁a ▁first ▁b ons ai . ▁This ▁plant ▁will ▁spr out ▁on ▁old ▁wood . ▁Thus , ▁an ▁old ▁spec imen ▁can ▁be ▁pr un ed ▁back ▁to ▁a ▁stock ier ▁shape ▁with ▁thick ▁tr unk . ▁It ▁is ▁kept ▁dry ▁in ▁winter , ▁placed ▁out do ors ▁in ▁summer ▁for ▁full ▁growth . ▁Its ▁roots ▁are ▁thin ▁and ▁cannot ▁be ▁exposed . ▁ ▁Cy cas ▁revol uta : ▁This ▁plant ▁is ▁often ▁used ▁as ▁an ▁ind oor ▁b ons ai . ▁Though ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁traditional ▁tree ▁shape , ▁it ▁can ▁give ▁an ▁image ▁of ▁a ▁tropical ▁island . ▁ ▁D rac a ena ▁margin ata : ▁The ▁drag on ▁plant ▁has ▁an ▁interesting ▁pal m - like ▁shape . ▁It ▁can ▁spr out ▁on ▁old ▁wood . ▁It ▁does ▁not ▁toler ate ▁root ▁expos ure . ▁ ▁F icus ▁ben j am ina : ▁The ▁We eping ▁Fig ▁is ▁a ▁popular ▁ind oor ▁tree ▁that ▁l ends ▁itself ▁to ▁the ▁classical , ▁u pr ight ▁form . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁tropical s ▁that ▁are ▁accepted ▁as ▁" true " ▁b ons ai . ▁The ▁mini ature ▁cultiv ars ▁like ▁' To o ▁Little ' ▁are ▁also ▁well ▁su ited ▁for ▁b ons ai . ▁It ▁forms ▁aer ial ▁roots ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁sh aped ▁as ▁a ▁b any an ▁tree . ▁F icus ▁are ▁int ol er ant ▁to ▁branch ▁down - pr uning ; ▁one ▁must ▁start ▁with ▁a ▁small