Question
can they live indoors

Answer
Cherry bonsai trees will do well in parts of the Mid-West and the South where there's lots of moisture in spring and fall and long, cool winters.

The Surinam Cherry is a fruiting edible variety.


A sub-tropical evergreen with dark green leaves formed in pairs and striking red exfoliating (flaking) bark.


In spring, it bears small white flowers which is then followed by red edible fruit.


Surinam Cherry is a popular landscape tree in the southern part of North America.


The example shown here is trained in an ever popular bonsai style and does very well indoors.

The Barbados Cherry (Malpighia Pendiculata) is another variety with edible fruit and is native to St. Croix, Trinidad and Curacao.