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Many types of palms do well indoors. Some palm trees, such as the parlor palms will grow in low light conditions and others, such as the Pygmy date palm, rarely grow more than 10 feet tall, making them ideal for indoor use. Palm trees can give your home an exotic, tropical feel and are low maintenance.
One way to find suitable trees that may work for your indoor situation is to go to the produce section of your supermarket and buy some fruit; try guava, lemon, kumquat, tamarind, and fig. As you eat the fruits, save the seeds and plant them. Some of these will survive, and may make good plants for indoor bonsai. Next, go to your local plant nursery, and select any small-leaved tree from their terrarium selection. Trees that you can find are cotoneaster, chamaecyparis, boxwood, myrtle, elm, and ivy.