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This range sits in the 50cm to 155cm band, close enough to be seen at arm's length, so RealTex leaf variation does most of the work. A UV-rated subset, including the 50cm Areca and the 55cm square topiary, suits balconies and covered outdoor use.
Small Artificial Trees for Desks, Consoles and Tight Corners
Small trees reach the places a floor specimen cannot: a console table, a reception desk, a bathroom shelf, the narrow gap beside a bedhead. This collection holds 30 products between 50cm and 155cm, which is the band where a piece still reads as a tree rather than a pot plant. It runs from a 50cm variegated rubber tree and a 55cm square topiary through a 65cm umbrella tree and a 70cm potted bonsai to a 155cm philodendron. The 50cm Areca palm is the entry point at $39.95.
Getting the size right
On a desk or a bathroom shelf, 50cm to 70cm keeps the tree below screen height and out of the way. On a console or a sideboard, 90cm to 120cm gives presence without blocking anything hung above it. From 140cm to 155cm the piece stands on the floor beside furniture, and a good rule is to keep it under two-thirds the height of whatever sits behind it.
Shapes for small spaces
Clipped forms hold their outline in a tight spot, which is why the 55cm square topiary, the 80cm topiary shrub and the 70cm by 45cm bonsai suit hard surfaces and minimal interiors. Bushy forms such as the 50cm and 120cm variegated rubber tree and the 65cm umbrella tree soften a corner instead. For a narrow gap, the upright yucca grass at 75cm and 115cm takes height without spreading.
Position and pots
Most of this range is for interiors, but the UV-rated pieces, including the 50cm Areca and the 55cm square topiary, handle a balcony. At this size the pot is half of what is seen, so match a vessel from planters. For floor-standing scale see large trees, for softer greenery artificial potted plants, or call 1800 617 341.
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RealTex leaf detail. Built to hold up at arm's length, not just across a room.
UVTex technology. UV inhibitors bonded within the leaf on the UV-rated pieces.
Recycling programme. Retired stock accepted through the Designer Plants artificial greenery recycling programme.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How small do the small artificial trees go?
The smallest pieces are 50cm, being the bushy dense variegated rubber tree and the Areca palm, followed by the 55cm square topiary and mini palm. Below that the products stop reading as trees and belong in the potted plant range. The 50cm rubber tree is the one most often used on a desk because its footprint is narrow relative to its height.
Do small fake trees look convincing close up?
They have to, because a small fake tree is usually seen from under a metre. Look for leaf edge finish and stem colour change rather than overall shape, since those are what the eye catches at that distance. The 70cm by 45cm handmade bonsai is the clearest example in this range, where the trunk shaping does more work than the foliage.
What is the difference between a small artificial tree and a potted plant?
A tree has a visible trunk or a defined stem structure and reads vertical, while a potted plant reads as foliage from the pot rim up. The 65cm umbrella tree and the 70cm bonsai are trees in that sense; a snake plant or a fern is not. For the foliage side see artificial potted plants.
How does this range compare with large artificial trees?
Everything here is between 50cm and 155cm and is chosen for a surface or a tight corner. Large trees starts at 180cm and goes to 280cm, and those are single focal points for a void or a tall wall. Most rooms take one from the large range and two or three from this one.
Which small artificial trees suit a desk or a workstation?
Keep it under 70cm so it sits below monitor height, and prefer a narrow form over a spreading one. The 50cm variegated rubber tree, the 55cm square topiary and the 65cm umbrella tree all work, and the square topiary is the one that repeats best across a row of identical desks.
Can small artificial trees be used on a balcony?
The UV-rated ones can. That includes the 50cm Areca palm, the 55cm square topiary, the 80cm topiary shrub, the 105cm cycad and the yucca grass at 75cm and 115cm, all of which carry UVTex inhibitors bonded within the leaf. On a windy balcony, weight the pot, because a 50cm tree in a light vessel will move.
Do small artificial trees come in a decorative pot?
Some do and some arrive in a plain nursery pot, and the product page says which. The 70cm bonsai and the 55cm square topiary are supplied in a finished pot, while several palms and ficus pieces are sized to drop into a chosen vessel. At this scale the pot is roughly half of what is seen, so it is worth deciding deliberately.
Which small tree suits a minimal or Japanese-influenced interior?
The handmade potted bonsai at 70cm by 45cm is the direct answer, since its value is in the trunk shaping rather than leaf volume. The 55cm square topiary is the other option where the interior is geometric rather than organic. Both hold their outline without needing space around them, which is what makes them work on a narrow shelf.
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Small trees do the detail work in a fitout: reception counters, meeting-room credenzas, hotel bedside tables, treatment rooms and the tops of low joinery, where a floor tree would be in the way and an empty surface reads unfinished.
Volume without bulk. Pieces in the 50cm to 80cm band ship compactly, which makes it practical to place forty or fifty across a floor plate in one delivery rather than staging them.
Close viewing distance. Anything on a desk or a counter is seen from under a metre, so leaf edge and stem detail matter more here than on a specimen tree read from six metres away.
Consistency across a floor. Specifying a single form, such as the 55cm square topiary, repeated across identical workstations gives an ordered result that mixed species at the same height cannot.
Stock depth on repeated small items is confirmed at quoting.
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