Hi, you're saying you want a tree to live inside, and while that's possible, the vast majority (? all) indoor bonsai are tropicals, and therefore have specific needs, like more light (certainly for longer hours) than the average windowsill gets (and you want it on a dresser), plus supplementary humidity (your bedroom?) and often cooler temps at night than in the daytime. And you want an easy one and one with small leaves. Bonsai are not decorations, but living plants that need daily care, knowledge and understanding of more than how often to water them (definitely more complex than houseplants), and finding a tree that fits all your criteria may not be easy because I'm not sure it exists. You could buy a little tree from somewhere (Wal-Mart's good on tropicals, either sold as 'bonsai' (99% of the time in inferior soil, with pebbles glued to the top(!) and small leaves, in a pot that won't allow it to grow beyond next month and with a care tag guaranteed to suit any plant from a fern to a philodendron, but whether you keep it alive for any length of time is going to be the trick, and while you can also just buy a suitable (woody trunk) house plant and turn it into a bonsai, that will require that you do some reading (beyond tips on the internet), mixing soil components, learning how to prune foliage and roots and when to do it, plus a lot of other stuff I take it you don't want to do, so maybe think again and consider a house plant for now until you've done a little more research. I'm honestly not trying to sound harsh here, but you may not realize that what you want is really going to be a problem one way or the other.

What Lucy said.

Additionally, all bonsai require regular maintenance, and quite a few of the indoor trees can be quite finicky. The standard is the ficus, which can tolerate most indoor conditions rather well, but it has larger leaves. You may want to consider a fukien tea, but they are notorious for being quite irksome when it comes to keeping them happy. (They have been also known to go by much more vulgar names because of that. As a hint, look at the word "fukien" and see if you can see any similarities between that and another commonly-used adjective used to describe frustrating or unnerving situations).

Right now, you're best bet would be to read up on bonsai until you know most, if not a vast majority, of your options. That way, you can pick the bonsai best suited for your needs and that can survive and thrive in your conditions. (I myself have no indoor bonsai, but my collection of bonsai books, with their attractive covers, makes for an easy, no-care alternative when displayed on my bookcases!).

-Audric

Ive seen exactly what you need-light levels and humidty are not important, looks good as long as you keep it dusted.
Its got a nice looking Chinese pot of real ceramic, plastic trunk and silk leaves. From across the room it looks real.

This is been sitting on a shelf in my living room for 9 years. I misted it for the photo. Should have dusted the shelf too:-).

It has a 8" diameter trunk and about 14" tall. Hasn't been watering since I moved it indoors, just a dusting on occasion.

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randy

Very funny!

There are a few small leaf ficus. I would highly suggest one of those for a starter. I have had 5 of them for about 10+ years. I had them indoor in Pennsylvania and when I moved to florida, Ive had them both in and out and they grow great. You can forget about them for longer periods of time, up to a week if you use regular potting soil and a large pot. If you bonsai it, then you will have to water it much more often but can still go 2-3 days with out watering it.