What kind of tree is a bonsai called a money tree?

Question

Is it a ficus? How do I care for it besides watering every other day and have in direct sunlight?

Answer 1

Pachira. Brief exposure to sunlight and weekly watering will be enough to make the plant thrive.
The amount of water you give your plant is critical and one common mistake that many beginning plant owners make is over watering. This can actually kill your plant! You want to be sure to water so that the soil is moist but you don’t want to put so much in so that there is standing water in the planter.
There are many Money Tree varieties,but this is normally the one used in Bonsai.

Answer 2

Karen is right. In fact, if you want to "train" it as a Bonsai tree, you have to starve the plant of water ALMOST to death. Then the leaves will be smaller and only at the crown, which gives it that Bonsai look.