List of species used in bonsai

List of species commonly used in bonsai.

A-D Botanical name Common name Example References Abies Fir Acer buergerianum Trident maple Sampson Acer campestre Acer circinatum Vine maple Acer ginnala Amur maple Acer monspessulanum Montpelier maple Acer palmatum Japanese maple Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore maple Acer rubrum Red maple Adenium, especially Adenium obesum Desert rose Alnus Alder Amelanchier canadensis Amelanchier Ampelopsis, including Ampelopsis glandulosa Ampelopsis Aralia (see also the following, all previously classified as Aralia: Aralia Arbutus Strawberry tree Asteraceae Chrysanthemum Berberis Barberry Betula Birch Betula nigra River Birch Bougainvillea Bougainvillea Brya ebenus Jamaican rain tree Buxus, including: Box, Boxwood Camellia, especially Camellia japonica Camellia Carmona microphylla Fukien tea tree, Ehretia microphylla Carpinus Hornbeam Cedrus Cedar Cedrus libani Celtis sinensis Chinese Hackberry Chaenomeles Flowering Quince Chamaecyparis Cypress Chamaecyparis obtusa Hinoki Cypress Chamaecyparis pisifera Sawara Cypress Cissus antarctica Citrus aurantifolia Key lime Cornus Dogwood Cotinus coggygria Smoke Tree Cotoneaster Cotoneaster Crassula, especially Crassula ovata Jades Crataegus Hawthorn Cryptomeria Sugi Cupressus, especially Cupressus macrocarpa Cupressus Cydonia oblonga Common Quince Dasiphora fruticosa Shrubby Cinquefoil Diospyros virginiana Common Persimmon

E to G Botanical name Common name Example References Elaeagnus Elaeagnus Enkianthus Enkianthus Eugenia Brush cherries Euphorbia balsamifera Wolfsmilk Euonymus Spindle Fagus Beech Ficus benghalensis Banyan Ficus benjamina Weeping fig Ficus carica Fig tree, common fig Ficus microcarpa Chinese Banyan Fig Ficus neriifolia Willow-leaved Fig Ficus rubiginosa Port Jackson fig Fortunella hindsii Dwarf orange Fraxinus Ash Fuchsia, including Fuchsia fulgens hybrids Fuchsia Gardenia, including Gardenia jasminoides Gardenia Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo Grevillea robusta Australian Silver Oak

H to L Botanical name Common name Example References Hedera helix Ivy Gledista triacanthos Honey Locust Hibiscus syriacus Hibiscus Ilex Holly Jacaranda mimosifolia Blue jacaranda Jasminum nudiflorum Winter Jasmine Juniperus procumbens Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper Juniperus californica California Juniper Juniperus chinensis Juniperus squamata Blue Juniper Juniperus virginiana Eastern Juniper Lagerstroemia, including Lagerstroemia indica Crape myrtle, Indian Lilac Lantana camara Larix Japanese Larch, American Larch, Tamarack Ligustrum Privet Liquidambar Sweetgum Lonicera Shrubby Honeysuckles

M to P Botanical name Common name Example References Maclura pomifera Osage Orange Malpighia, including Malpighia coccigera Barbados CherryLesniewicz Magnolia stellata Star Magnolia Malus Apple/Crabapple Mangifera Mango Metasequoia Dawn Redwood Murraya paniculata Orange Jasmine, Satinwood Myrciaria cauliflora Jaboticaba Myrtus, including Myrtus communis Myrtle Nandina domestica Sacred or Heavenly Bamboo Nashia inaguensis Bahama berry Neea buxifolia Tropical boxwood Nothofagus Southern beeches Olea europaea Olive, European olive Parthenocissus Creeper, Boston Ivy Phyllostachys Bamboo Picea Spruce Pieris Andromeda Pinus clausa Sand Pine Pinus mugo Mugo Pine, Mountain Pine Pinus parviflora Japanese White Pine Pinus thunbergii Japanese Black Pine Pinus virginiana Virginia Pine Pinus ponderosa Western Yellow Pine Pistacia chinensis Chinese pistache Pittosporum Pittosporum Podocarpus, including Podocarpus macrophyllus Podocarpus, Yew Podocarpus, Kusamaki Polyscias fruticosa Ming Aralia Portulacaria afra Dwarf jade, elephant food, elephant bush Prunus cerasifera Flowering Plum Prunus serrulata Japanese Flowering Cherry (櫻) Prunus mume Flowering Apricot (梅) Pseudosasa Bamboo Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas Fir Punica granatum, including Punica granatum 'Nana' Pomegranate Pyracantha Firethorn

Q to Z Botanical name Common name Example References Quercus Oak Rhaphiolepis indica Indian Hawthorn Rhododendron, including: Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary Sageretia, including Sageretia theezans Chinese Sweet Plum, Pauper's Tea Sasa Bamboo Schefflera actinophylla Australian Umbrella Tree Serissa foetida Sorbus Rowan and Whitebeam Syzygium australe Brush cherry, Woolgoolga Syzygium buxifolium Boxleaf eugenia, fish-scale bush Syzygium smithii formerly Acmena smithii Brush cherry Tamarix Tamarisk Taxodium ascendens Pond cypress Taxodium distichum Bald cypress Taxodium mucronatum Montezuma Cypress Taxus Yew Thymus Thyme Tsuga Hemlock Ulmus alata Winged Elm Ulmus crassifolia Cedar Elm Ulmus minor Field elm Ulmus parvifolia Chinese Elm Ulmus pumila Siberian Elm Wisteria floribunda Japanese Wisteria Wisteria sinensis Chinese Wisteria Zelkova serrata Japanese Elm Zanthoxylum Chinese Pepper

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Bibliography

External links All the Primary Plants Used For Bonsai