Bonsai Encyclopedia
Pinus parviflora 'Zuisho' (Zuisho White Pine)
Pinus parviflora 'Zuisho' is the most sought-after white pine cultivar for bonsai, selected specifically for its exceptionally short needles (2-3 cm) and tight internodes. Grafted onto P. thunbergii rootstock, it...
Pinus parviflora 'Zuisho' (Zuisho White Pine)
Pinus parviflora 'Zuisho' is the most sought-after white pine cultivar for bonsai, selected specifically for its exceptionally short needles (2-3 cm) and tight internodes. Grafted onto P. thunbergii rootstock, it...
Cedrus libani (Cedar of Lebanon)
Cedrus libani, the cedar of Lebanon, is the most historically significant of the true cedars and the species that most dramatically develops the flat-topped, horizontally tiered crown that defines the...
Cedrus libani (Cedar of Lebanon)
Cedrus libani, the cedar of Lebanon, is the most historically significant of the true cedars and the species that most dramatically develops the flat-topped, horizontally tiered crown that defines the...
Tamarix ramosissima (Pink Cascade Tamarisk)
Tamarix ramosissima, the saltcedar or pink tamarisk, is closely related to T. chinensis and shares its ethereal feathery foliage, prolific pink flowering, and remarkable tolerance of salt, drought, and alkaline...
Tamarix ramosissima (Pink Cascade Tamarisk)
Tamarix ramosissima, the saltcedar or pink tamarisk, is closely related to T. chinensis and shares its ethereal feathery foliage, prolific pink flowering, and remarkable tolerance of salt, drought, and alkaline...
Juniperus chinensis 'San Jose' (San Jose Juniper)
Juniperus chinensis 'San Jose' is a low-spreading cultivar with irregular, mounding growth that reaches only 30-60 cm tall but spreads 2-3 m wide. The foliage is a mix of sage-green...
Juniperus chinensis 'San Jose' (San Jose Juniper)
Juniperus chinensis 'San Jose' is a low-spreading cultivar with irregular, mounding growth that reaches only 30-60 cm tall but spreads 2-3 m wide. The foliage is a mix of sage-green...
Gardenia jasminoides (Cape Jasmine)
Gardenia jasminoides, the common gardenia or Cape jasmine, produces flowers of extraordinary fragrance — intensely sweet, heady, and immediately distinctive — combined with waxy-white formal blooms against intensely dark-green glossy...
Gardenia jasminoides (Cape Jasmine)
Gardenia jasminoides, the common gardenia or Cape jasmine, produces flowers of extraordinary fragrance — intensely sweet, heady, and immediately distinctive — combined with waxy-white formal blooms against intensely dark-green glossy...
Ulmus thomasii (Rock Elm)
Ulmus thomasii, the rock elm or cork elm, is a North American native prized in bonsai for its extraordinary corky bark — thick, irregular cork wings develop along branches and...
Ulmus thomasii (Rock Elm)
Ulmus thomasii, the rock elm or cork elm, is a North American native prized in bonsai for its extraordinary corky bark — thick, irregular cork wings develop along branches and...