Product Description
Short answer: a faux banyan tree, 7 ft, in one size, with a real wood trunk and silk leaves, set in a sturdy black pot. Banyan is the large, aerial-rooted ficus grown at commercial and landscape scale — not a plant anyone keeps as an ordinary houseplant — which is exactly why the look works better as a faux floor tree indoors.
At 7 ft, this stands as a genuine statement piece for a living room, office or entryway. The trunk is real wood and the leaves are silk, set in a sturdy black pot.
What are the exact dimensions and materials?
| Height/Size | 7 ft, one size only |
|---|---|
| Foliage material | Silk leaves |
| Trunk | Real wood |
| Pot | Sturdy black pot; pot material not further specified |
| Leaf count | Not specified |
| UV rating | Not specified |
| Placement | Indoor or covered outdoor — living rooms, offices, entryways, balconies |
| Assembly | Not specified |
Artificial banyan tree, or a real one?
| This tree | Live banyan | |
|---|---|---|
| Realistic indoor size | 7 ft, fixed, fits a room | Grows into a multi-trunked landscape tree; not a houseplant at any usable indoor scale |
| Light required | None | Full, bright light; a real banyan struggles badly indoors regardless of window exposure |
| Cost, year one | Paid once, at purchase | Not a realistic home purchase at meaningful scale; typically a landscape or conservatory specimen |
| Winter survival in Canada | Unaffected | Not cold-hardy; cannot live outdoors through a Canadian winter at any latitude |
| Maintenance | A damp cloth occasionally | Constant management of root growth and structural spread if grown at all |
There is not a realistic case for a live banyan in a Canadian home — the plant's whole identity is a scale and root system that no indoor space here can support.
What arrives in the box, and what do I have to do to it?
This ships compressed, with the branches folded in against the trunk for transit. Open the canopy out by hand before judging fullness — budget roughly half an hour for a tree this size.
Inspect the pot and the trunk before you accept delivery, and photograph anything damaged before you unpack further. At 7 ft this is a two-person carry out of the box.
Who should not buy this?
- Uncovered outdoor placement in ongoing sun. A covered spot suits this tree better than an open, sun-exposed patio.
- Anyone hoping to grow a real banyan indoors. It is not viable at usable scale in a Canadian home; if you want a real fig, look at one of the smaller ficus species in our range instead.
Common questions
Is the trunk really wood?
Yes — the trunk is real wood, consistently described across this product.
Can a real banyan tree live indoors in Canada?
No, not at any scale that resembles what most people picture when they think of a banyan. It is a large, aerial-rooted fig grown at landscape or commercial scale outdoors in tropical and subtropical climates, and it is not cold-hardy enough to survive a Canadian winter outside at any latitude. A faux version at 7 ft is the practical way to get the look of the species in a room here.
Can I put this tree outside?
It suits indoor placement and covered outdoor spots like a balcony well. For sustained, direct outdoor sun, a UV-rated tree would hold its colour better over time.