Bonsai Encyclopedia

Picea glauca 'Albertiana Conica' (Dwarf Alberta...

Picea glauca 'Albertiana Conica,' commonly known as the dwarf Alberta spruce, is one of the most widely used conifer bonsai starter species worldwide, offering naturally dense, conical growth with extremely...

Picea glauca 'Albertiana Conica' (Dwarf Alberta...

Picea glauca 'Albertiana Conica,' commonly known as the dwarf Alberta spruce, is one of the most widely used conifer bonsai starter species worldwide, offering naturally dense, conical growth with extremely...

Acer truncatum (Shantung Maple)

Acer truncatum, the Shantung or purpleblow maple, is a medium-sized Chinese species with handsome five-lobed leaves that emerge reddish-purple in spring, mature to dark green, and turn yellow-orange-red in autumn....

Acer truncatum (Shantung Maple)

Acer truncatum, the Shantung or purpleblow maple, is a medium-sized Chinese species with handsome five-lobed leaves that emerge reddish-purple in spring, mature to dark green, and turn yellow-orange-red in autumn....

Liquidambar styraciflua (American Sweetgum)

Liquidambar styraciflua, the American sweetgum, brings star-shaped five to seven-lobed leaves and the most spectacularly vivid autumn color of any bonsai subject to deciduous bonsai practice — the palette ranges...

Liquidambar styraciflua (American Sweetgum)

Liquidambar styraciflua, the American sweetgum, brings star-shaped five to seven-lobed leaves and the most spectacularly vivid autumn color of any bonsai subject to deciduous bonsai practice — the palette ranges...

Juniperus davurica (Dahurian Juniper)

Juniperus davurica, the Dahurian juniper, is a prostrate to low-spreading shrub native to eastern Siberia, Mongolia, northern China, and Japan's northernmost islands, making it one of the hardiest junipers on...

Juniperus davurica (Dahurian Juniper)

Juniperus davurica, the Dahurian juniper, is a prostrate to low-spreading shrub native to eastern Siberia, Mongolia, northern China, and Japan's northernmost islands, making it one of the hardiest junipers on...

Buxus sempervirens (Common Box)

Buxus sempervirens, common box or boxwood, has been cultivated as a formal garden and topiary subject in Europe for over two thousand years, and its exceptional capacity for fine ramification...

Buxus sempervirens (Common Box)

Buxus sempervirens, common box or boxwood, has been cultivated as a formal garden and topiary subject in Europe for over two thousand years, and its exceptional capacity for fine ramification...

Cornus kousa (Japanese Dogwood)

Cornus kousa, the Japanese dogwood or kousa dogwood, produces one of the most spectacular floral displays available in deciduous bonsai — large, pointed, white to cream bracts surrounding the true...

Cornus kousa (Japanese Dogwood)

Cornus kousa, the Japanese dogwood or kousa dogwood, produces one of the most spectacular floral displays available in deciduous bonsai — large, pointed, white to cream bracts surrounding the true...