{"id":589393,"date":"2026-04-08T03:24:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T03:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/589393\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T03:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T03:24:11","slug":"the-lego-bonsai-tree-has-some-of-the-best-alternative-builds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/589393\/","title":{"rendered":"The LEGO Bonsai Tree Has Some of the Best Alternative Builds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">LEGO sets are expensive. This is especially true for any set tied to a specific IP and targeted at adults. Most of the Lord of the Rings sets you can buy right now, for example, are well over the $100 mark. If you want an awesome LEGO set from one of your favorite franchises, you&#8217;re probably going to have to spend quite a bit of money to get it. That is, unless you&#8217;re willing to get creative. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">There&#8217;s a surprisingly massive <a href=\"https:\/\/rebrickable.com\/\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">LEGO community dedicated to transforming existing sets<\/a> and users are posting new MOCs (&#8220;My Own Creations&#8221;) every day you can check out. If you&#8217;re a fan of the Legend of Zelda or Lord of the Rings, however, I&#8217;d suggest checking out what you can do with the LEGO Bonsai tree. It&#8217;s currently only $39.99 at Amazon right now after a discount.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zdcs.link\/Qxe1RO?object_uuid=9464a10c-9cbf-4312-ad8d-e704f29946d1&amp;t=article\" title=\" LEGO Botanicals Bonsai Tree Building Set\" class=\"jsx-3288811812 product-image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img alt=\" LEGO Botanicals Bonsai Tree Building Set\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387 expand\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/71pvp0qs4wl-ac-sl1500-1775592043974.jpg\"  data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p> LEGO Botanicals Bonsai Tree Building Set<\/p>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The Bonsai Tree is part of <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/best-lego-plants-and-flower-sets\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LEGO&#8217;s popular Botanical theme<\/a> and has been around since 2021. These types of sets are very common gifts for adults and are consistently offered at a discount. You may have seen this particular set prominently displayed at your local department store and thought nothing of it. Some LEGO fans have taken it upon themselves to completely transform it into something much more intriguing, however.<\/p>\n<p>Great Deku Tree Build<a href=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2026\/04\/07\/lego-deku-1775594793253.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/a>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/rebrickable.com\/mocs\/MOC-248573\/CreationCaravan%20%28Brad%20Barber%29\/zelda-great-deku-tree\/#details\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rebrickable<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">One of the more recent alternative builds worth trying is the Great Deku tree. It uses 534 pieces from the Bonsai Tree set to create a simplified version of the giant tree from The Legend of Zelda. It&#8217;s not nearly as detailed as the officially-licensed $300 <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/we-build-lego-great-deku-tree\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Great Deku tree set<\/a>, but it does looks surprisingly good considering it&#8217;s from a $40 set. You can check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/rebrickable.com\/mocs\/MOC-248573\/CreationCaravan%20%28Brad%20Barber%29\/zelda-great-deku-tree\/#details\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">instructions for this build at Rebrickable<\/a> and download them for $5. The creator of this set (as seen in the background of this picture) is Brad Barber, who made headlines in the community last year for <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/someone-turned-lego-simba-into-a-millenium-falcon-and-provided-instructions\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">turning Simba into a Millenium Falcon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tree Beard Build<a href=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2026\/04\/07\/1000x750p-1-1775596147974.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/a>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/rebrickable.com\/mocs\/MOC-219648\/Vanestream\/shepherd-of-trees\/#details\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rebrickable<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">There aren&#8217;t very many affordable <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/best-lego-lord-of-the-rings-sets\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LEGO Lord of the Rings sets<\/a> on the market right now. A Sauron&#8217;s Helmet build was <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/new-lego-sets-march-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">released back in March<\/a> for $69.99, but that&#8217;s the cheapest by far. So the fact that you can turn the Bonsai tree into a somewhat legit Treebeard is definitely worth noting. You can check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/rebrickable.com\/mocs\/MOC-219648\/Vanestream\/shepherd-of-trees\/#details\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">instructions at Rebrickable<\/a> for more details. This build uses 588 total pieces from the set.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Jacob Kienlen is a Senior Audience Development Strategist and Writer for IGN. Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, he has considered the Northwest his home for his entire life. With a bachelor&#8217;s degree in communication and 10 years of professional writing experience, his expertise is spread across a variety of different pop culture topics &#8212; from TV series to <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/wikis\/books\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">books<\/a> and the latest <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/all-pokemon-games-on-nintendo-switch\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pok\u00e9mon games<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LEGO sets are expensive. 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