Product Description
A faux garcinia tree, one size, 31 in tall, in a 7 in white cement pot, with 120 real-touch, adjustable green leaves and no assembly required.
Garcinia is an unusual choice of species for our range: it's a genus of tropical fruit trees — mangosteen is the best-known member — grown outdoors in hot, humid climates and almost never kept as an indoor houseplant, live or artificial. This tree is best understood as generic dense green foliage on a 31 in frame, marketed by leaf count rather than by anything botanically distinctive about garcinia itself.
The one concrete construction number given is the leaf count, 120, described as real-touch and adjustable, which is more than the 72 leaves stated on some shorter plants in our range and a reasonable density claim for a 31 in piece. The pot is white cement at 7 in, a material choice that reads as more substantial than a plain plastic pot.
Specifications
| Height | 31 in (about 79 cm) |
|---|---|
| Foliage material | Not specified. Leaves are described as real-touch. |
| Trunk | Not specified |
| Pot | 7 in white cement pot, included |
| Leaf count | 120, real-touch and adjustable |
| Footprint (L × W) | 16 in × 16 in |
| UV rating | Not specified |
| Placement | Indoor |
| Assembly | None required |
Artificial garcinia tree, or a real one?
| This tree | Live garcinia | |
|---|---|---|
| Climate needed | None | Tropical heat and humidity; garcinia species are grown outdoors in the tropics, not in Canadian homes |
| Fruit | None — sold as foliage only | Some garcinia species (mangosteen among them) are grown specifically for fruit, which takes years and rarely succeeds as an indoor plant |
| Availability as a houseplant | Sold as a decorative floor plant | Genuinely uncommon in the houseplant trade outside specialist tropical growers |
| Cost, year one | Paid once | Not a typical garden-centre stock item |
| Cost, year five | Nothing further | Ongoing greenhouse-level heat and humidity, indefinitely |
| Maintenance | A damp cloth occasionally | Consistently high humidity and warmth, well beyond a typical Canadian home |
There isn't much of an honest case for the live version here for a typical Canadian home — garcinia species want sustained tropical heat and humidity that almost no indoor room provides. If a fruiting tropical tree genuinely interests you, a heated greenhouse or a specialist tropical nursery is the realistic route, not a living-room pot.
What's in the box, and how do I set it up?
This ships compressed with the leaf clusters folded in against the frame, and it will look thinner than the product photos until you open it out by hand, working from the base of the plant upward so the lower leaves aren't left flat.
A cement pot carries its own risk of cracking in transit. Inspect the pot carefully for hairline cracks before you accept delivery, and photograph anything damaged before you unpack further.
Who should not buy this?
- Direct outdoor sun. Best suited to indoor use.
- Anyone who needs the leaf material named. It's described as real-touch, but the plastic type isn't specified.
- Anyone expecting a botanically distinctive garcinia look. This is generic dense green foliage sold under the garcinia name, with no leaf-shape or fruit detail specific to the species.
- Anyone actually wanting to grow a fruiting garcinia. A real one needs sustained tropical heat and humidity that almost no Canadian home provides; this artificial tree doesn't attempt to substitute for that experience.
What kind of plant is a garcinia tree?
Garcinia is a genus of tropical fruit trees — mangosteen, grown for its fruit, is the best-known member. It's genuinely unusual as houseplant decor, live or artificial, because the species are adapted to hot, humid tropical climates rather than indoor rooms. This tree doesn't lean on any of that botanical detail: it offers a leaf count and general dense-green-foliage styling, with no mention of fruit, flowers, or a leaf shape specific to garcinia.
How many leaves does it have?
120, described as real-touch and adjustable. That's a specific figure and a denser count than the 72 stated on some of the shorter plants in our range, which tracks with the taller 31 in frame it's spread across.
Does it come with fruit?
No. What you're buying is 120 real-touch green leaves on a 31 in frame in a white cement pot — foliage only, with nothing depicting or referencing the fruit the species is genuinely known for. If garcinia fruit is what drew you to this product by name, it isn't part of what ships.
Is the pot heavy enough to be stable?
The pot is cement, which is generally heavier and more stable than a moulded plastic planter of the same size. At 7 in across supporting a 31 in plant, cement construction is a reasonable basis for confidence.
Can a real garcinia tree grow indoors in Canada?
Not realistically for most people. Garcinia species are tropical fruit trees that need sustained heat and humidity well beyond what a typical Canadian home provides, and fruiting varieties like mangosteen can take years to bear fruit even under ideal conditions. It's one of the more extreme cases in our catalogue for choosing artificial — the live alternative isn't a houseplant most retailers even stock.