List of species used in bonsai

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List of species commonly used in bonsai.

A to D

Botanical name Common name Example References
Abies Fir File:Bonsai fir, photo by daphneann.jpg
Acer buergerianum Trident Maple File:Trident Maple bonsai 52, October 10, 2008.jpg [1]
Acer campestre Field Maple, Hedge Maple
Acer circinatum Vine Maple
Acer ginnala Amur Maple
Acer monspessulanum Montpelier Maple
Acer palmatum Japanese Maple File:Acer palmatum-Bonsai.jpg [2]
Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore Maple
Acer rubrum Red Maple File:Red Maple, 1974-2007.jpg
Adenium, especially Adenium obesum Desert rose File:Adenium multiflorum Mombossa.jpg
Alnus Alder
Amelanchier canadensis Amelanchier
Ampelopsis, including Ampelopsis brevipedunculata Ampelopsis [3]
Aralia (see also Dizygotheca castor, Polyscias fruticosa, and Schefflera elegantissima, all previously classified as Aralia) Aralia [4]
Arbutus Strawberry tree
Berberis Barberry File:Berberis 2-16-08.jpg
Betula Birch
Betula nigra River Birch
Bougainvillea Bougainvillea File:Bougainvillea Bonsai.jpg
Buxus, including Buxus microphylla and Buxus harlandii Box, Boxwood File:Boxwood demonstration bonsai by Min Hsuan Lo.jpg [5]
Camellia, especially Camellia japonica Camellia File:Japanese Camellia bonsai 55, October 10, 2008.jpg [6]
Carmona microphylla Fukien tea tree, Ehretia microphylla File:Erethia theezans (bonsaï).jpg [7]
Carpinus Hornbeam File:Hornbeam, 1935-2007.jpg
Cedrus Cedar File:Cedar bonsai, Birmingham Botanical Gardens.jpg
Cedrus libani Lebanon Cedar, Blue Atlas Cedar File:Blue Atlas Cedar, 1950-2007.jpg
Celtis sinensis Chinese Hackberry
Chaenomeles Flowering Quince
Chamaecyparis Cypress File:Chamaecyparis lawsoniana-Bonsai.jpg
Chamaecyparis obtusa Hinoki Cypress File:Bonsai IMG 6404.jpg
Chamaecyparis pisifera Sawara Cypress File:Chamaecyparis Pisifera bonsai.JPG
Cissus antartica Australian grape vine, Wild Grape, Kangaroo Vine [8]
Citrus aurantifolia File:Citrus aurantifolia bonsai at the BBG, August 2, 2008.jpg
Cornus Dogwood File:Bonsai Pagoda Dogwood at Christchurch Botanic Gardens.jpg
Cotinus coggygria Smoke Tree
Cotoneaster Cotoneaster File:Cotoneaster bonsai by Mike.jpg
Crassula, especially Crassula ovata Jades File:Jade-Emyr jones-Port Merrion.jpg [9]
Crataegus Hawthorn File:English Hawthorn, 1953-2007.jpg
Cryptomeria Sugi Cryptomeria japonica - JBM.jpg
Cupressus, especially Cupressus macrocarpa Cupressus File:Monterey Cypress, GSBF-CN 140, September 12, 2008.jpg
Cydonia oblonga Common Quince
Dasiphora fruticosa Shrubby Cinquefoil

E to G

Botanical name Common name Example References
Elaeagnus Elaeagnus Elaeagnus pungens - JBM.jpg
Enkianthus Enkianthus
Eugenia Brush cherries
Euphorbia balsamifera Wolfsmilk [10]
Euonymus Spindle File:Euonymus japonicus-Bonsai.jpg
Fagus Beech File:American Beech bonsai 272, October 10, 2008.jpg
Ficus benghalensis Banyan File:Ficus benghalensis1.jpg
Ficus benjamina Weeping Fig File:Phipps - 014.JPG
Ficus carica Fig tree, common fig File:Ficus carica bonsai A D201207.jpg [11]
Ficus microcarpa Chinese Banyan Fig File:Chinese Banyan, 1971-2007.jpg [12]
Ficus neriifolia Willow-leaved Fig
Ficus retusa File:Bonsai Tree 071.jpg
Ficus rubiginosa Port Jackson Fig File:Pjfigbonsai.jpg
Fortunella hindsii Dwarf orange [13]
Fraxinus Ash
Fuchsia, including Fuchsia fulgens hybrids Fuchsia [14]
Gardenia, including Gardenia jasminoides Gardenia [15]
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo File:Ginkgo, 1926-2007.jpg
Grevillea robusta Australian Silver Oak [16]

H to L

Botanical name Common name Example References
Hedera helix Ivy File:Ivy, GSBF-CN 141, September 12, 2008.jpg
Gledista triacanthos Honey Locust
Hibiscus syriacus Hibiscus
Ilex Holly
Jacaranda mimosifolia Blue jacaranda [17]
Jasminum nudiflorum Winter Jasmine
Juniperus procumbens Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper Dwarf Japanese Juniper, 1975-2007.jpg
Juniperus chinensis Chinese Juniper, Shimpaku File:Goshin, September 15, 2007.jpg
Juniperus squamata Blue Juniper
Juniperus virginiana Eastern Juniper
Lagerstroemia, including Lagerstroemia indica Crape myrtle, Indian Lilac [18]
Lantana camara Spanish Flag, West Indian Lantana, Jamaica Mountain Sage, Surinam Tea Plant [19]
Larix Japanese Larch, American Larch, Tamarack Larix laricina bonsai by Nick Lenz.jpg
Ligustrum Privet File:Japanese Privet at GSBF Collection North, number 236, September 12, 2008.jpg
Liquidambar Sweetgum File:Sweet Gum bonsai 273, October 10, 2008.jpg
Lonicera Shrubby Honeysuckles File:Honeysuckle bonsai 2-3-08.jpg

M to P

Botanical name Common name Example References
Maclura pomifera Osage Orange
Malpighia, including Malpighia coccigera Barbados Cherry [20]
Magnolia stellata Star Magnolia
Malpighia, including Malpighia coccigera Barbados Cherry [20]
Malus Apple/Crabapple File:Crabapple, 1978-2007.jpg
Mangifera Mangifera File:Mangifera bonsai.jpg
Metasequoia Dawn Redwood File:Bonsai Dwarf Dawn Redwood bonsai, July 14, 2008.jpg
Murraya paniculata Orange Jasmine, Satinwood [21]
Myrciaria cauliflora Jaboticaba File:Jaboticaba bonsai, June 7, 2008.jpg [22]
Myrtus, including Myrtus communis Myrtle File:Myrtle (Myrtus communis) bonsai.jpg [23]
Nandina domestica Sacred or Heavenly Bamboo
Nashia inaguensis Bahama berry
Neea buxifolia
Nothofagus Southern beeches
Olea europaea Olive, European olive File:Olivera bonsai.jpg [24]
Parthenocissus Creeper, Boston Ivy File:Parthenocissus quinquefolia bonsai at the BBG, August 2, 2008.jpg
Phyllostachys Bamboo
Picea Spruce File:Filoli Bonsai spruce.jpg
Pieris Andromeda
Pinus clausa Sand Pine
Pinus mugo Mugo Pine, Mountain Pine File:Pinus mugo bonsai at the BBG, August 2, 2008.jpg
Pinus parviflora Japanese White Pine File:Japanese White Pine, 1625-2007.jpg
Pinus thunbergii Japanese Black Pine File:Japanese Black Pine, 1936-2007.jpg
Pinus virginiana Virginia Pine
Pinus ponderosa Western Yellow Pine File:Western Yellow Pine, 1966-2007.jpg
Pittosporum Pittosporum
Podocarpus, including Podocarpus macrophyllus Podocarpus, Yew Podocarpus, Kusamaki File:Podocarpus macrophyllus bonsai.jpg [25]
Polyscias fruticosa Ming Aralia [26]
Portulacaria afra Dwarf jade, elephant food, elephant bush File:Portulacaria afra 2.jpg [27]
Prunus serrulata Japanese Flowering Cherry (櫻)
Prunus mume Flowering Apricot (梅) File:Ume bonsai.jpg
Pseudosasa Bamboo
Punica granatum, including Punica granatum 'Nana' Pomegranate File:Punica granatum bonsai.jpgFile:Punica granatum bonsai 17 01 2012.jpg [28]
Pyracantha Firethorn File:Pyracantha crenulata - JBM.jpg [29]

Q to Z

Botanical name Common name Example References
Quercus Oak File:Daimyo Oak.jpg
Rhaphiolepis indica Indian Hawthorn
Rhododendron, including Rhododendron simsii, Rhododendron indicum, Rhododendron obtusum var amoenum Azalea, Satsuki azalea, Kurume azalea File:Satsuki Azalea, 1973-2007.jpg [30]
Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust
Sageretia, including Sageretia theezans Chinese Sweet Plum, Pauper's Tea File:Pauper's Tea bonsai 115, October 10, 2008.jpg [31]
Sasa Bamboo
Schefflera actinophylla Australian Umbrella Tree [32]
Serissa foetida Snow Rose, Japanese Boxthorn, Tree of a Thousand Stars File:Japanese Boxthorn, 1951-2007.jpg [33]
Sorbus Rowan and Whitebeam
Syzygium australe Brush cherry, Woolgoolga
Syzygium smithii
(=Acmena smithii)		 Brush cherry File:Syzygium smithii bons email.jpg
Tamarix Tamarisk
Taxodium ascendens Pond cypress
Taxodium distichum Baldcypress Bald Cypress, 1987-2007.jpg
Taxus Yew File:Yew bonsai, Bonsai Soceity of Greater Hartford.jpg [34]
Thymus Thyme File:Thymus bonsai.jpg
Tsuga Hemlock
Ulmus alata Winged Elm
Ulmus crassifolia Cedar Elm
Ulmus minor Field Elm File:Smoothleaf Elm, 1982-2007.jpg
Ulmus parvifolia Chinese Elm File:Chinese Elm, 1988-2007.jpg [35]
Wisteria floribunda Japanese Wisteria File:Japanese Wisteria, 1925-2007.jpg
Wisteria sinensis Chinese Wisteria
Zelkova serrata Japanese Elm File:Japanese Zelkova bonsai 16, October 10, 2008.jpg
Zanthoxylum Chinese Pepper File:Zanthoxylum piperitum bonsai.jpg

References

  1. ↑ Sampson, pp. 42-43
  2. ↑ Sampson, pp. 38-41
  3. ↑ Sampson, pp. 44-45
  4. ↑ Sampson, pp. 46-47
  5. ↑ Lesniewicz, pp. 32-33
  6. ↑ Lesniewicz, pp. 34-35
  7. ↑ Lesniewicz, pp. 35-36
  8. ↑ Lesniewicz, pp. 38-39
  9. ↑ Lesniewicz, pp. 40-41
  10. ↑ Lesniewicz, pp. 42-43
  11. ↑ Lesniewicz, pp. 46-47
  12. ↑ Lesniewicz, pp. 44-45
  13. ↑ Lesniewicz, pp. 48-49
  14. ↑ Lesniewicz, pp. 54-55
  15. ↑ Lesniewicz, pp. 50-51
  16. ↑ Lesniewicz, pp. 52-53
  17. ↑ Lesniewicz, pp. 56-57
  18. ↑ Lesniewicz, pp. 58-59
  19. ↑ Lesniewicz, pp. 60-61
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Lesniewicz, pp. 62-63
  21. ↑ Lesniewicz, pp. 64-65
  22. ↑ Lesniewicz, pp. 66-67
  23. ↑ Lesniewicz, pp. 68-69
  24. ↑ Lesniewicz, pp. 70-71
  25. ↑ Lesniewicz, pp. 72-73
  26. ↑ Lesniewicz, pp. 74-75
  27. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  28. ↑ Lesniewicz, pp. 76-77
  29. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  30. ↑ Lesniewicz, pp. 78-79
  31. ↑ Lesniewicz, pp. 80-81
  32. ↑ Lesniewicz, pp. 82-83
  33. ↑ Lesniewicz, pp. 84-85
  34. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  35. ↑ Lesniewicz, pp. 86-87

Bibliography

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