Dwarf Fruit Trees: Exotic Edibles for Sunny Indoor Spaces

Dwarf fruit trees are perhaps the most exotic indoor plants—tropical natives with lush foliage, exotic flowers, and edible fruits. Perfect for sunrooms or sunny rooms.

Dwarf Banana Plants

'Dwarf Cavendish' tops out at 6 ft. Red flowers followed by banana bunches. Happy in containers with sufficient sunlight.

Miniature Orange Tree (Calamondin)

Easiest indoor citrus—actually a kumquat-tangerine cross. Long-lived, adaptable. Dwarf tangerine and kumquat trees also delight with fragrant winter flowers and sweet fruits.

Meyer Lemon Tree

Productive indoors—sweet yellow fruits all summer. Glossy dark-green foliage and fragrant white flowers. Often bears flowers and fruit simultaneously.

Olive Tree

Mediterranean native, quite at home in kitchen windows or sunrooms. Tolerates dry conditions; easy in pots with plenty of sun. Stays small indoors; prune for size/shape. Can be grown as bonsai.

Dwarf Pomegranate

Charming, unusual houseplant. Orange-red blooms followed by decorative mini pomegranates. 'Nana' cultivar to 3 ft; prune heavily, even as bonsai.

Variegated Pineapple

Ananas nanus dwarf species to 16 in. A. cosmosus 'Variegatus' spectacular—spiny foliage edged in cream and red. South American natives needing sun and humidity.