Bonsai Encyclopedia

Rhododendron kaempferi (Torch Azalea)

Rhododendron kaempferi, the torch azalea, is a vigorous semi-deciduous Japanese native that produces brilliant orange-red to salmon-red flowers in April through May, earning its common name from the flame-like flower...

Rhododendron kaempferi (Torch Azalea)

Rhododendron kaempferi, the torch azalea, is a vigorous semi-deciduous Japanese native that produces brilliant orange-red to salmon-red flowers in April through May, earning its common name from the flame-like flower...

Crataegus monogyna (Common Hawthorn)

The common hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna, is a cornerstone species in European bonsai, offering thorny, twisting branch structure, white spring flowers followed by deep red berries, and a capacity to develop...

Crataegus monogyna (Common Hawthorn)

The common hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna, is a cornerstone species in European bonsai, offering thorny, twisting branch structure, white spring flowers followed by deep red berries, and a capacity to develop...

Trachelospermum jasminoides (Star Jasmine)

Trachelospermum jasminoides, the star jasmine or Confederate jasmine, creates an unusual and fragrant bonsai from a twining evergreen vine, prized for its intensely fragrant, white, pinwheel-shaped flowers produced profusely in...

Trachelospermum jasminoides (Star Jasmine)

Trachelospermum jasminoides, the star jasmine or Confederate jasmine, creates an unusual and fragrant bonsai from a twining evergreen vine, prized for its intensely fragrant, white, pinwheel-shaped flowers produced profusely in...

Olea europaea (European Olive)

The European olive is among the most coveted of all bonsai species, offering extraordinary trunk character, silver-green evergreen foliage, and a proven capacity to live for thousands of years that...

Olea europaea (European Olive)

The European olive is among the most coveted of all bonsai species, offering extraordinary trunk character, silver-green evergreen foliage, and a proven capacity to live for thousands of years that...

Fraxinus excelsior (European Ash)

Fraxinus excelsior, the European ash or common ash, brings compound pinnate leaves, a distinctive black-budded winter silhouette, and rapid growth to bonsai practice. The compound leaf structure — five to...

Fraxinus excelsior (European Ash)

Fraxinus excelsior, the European ash or common ash, brings compound pinnate leaves, a distinctive black-budded winter silhouette, and rapid growth to bonsai practice. The compound leaf structure — five to...

Rhododendron indicum 'Shiko' (Shiko Satsuki Aza...

Rhododendron indicum 'Shiko' is a distinctive Satsuki azalea cultivar prized for its rich purple to violet flowers that provide an unusual color rarely seen in the azalea bonsai palette. The...

Rhododendron indicum 'Shiko' (Shiko Satsuki Aza...

Rhododendron indicum 'Shiko' is a distinctive Satsuki azalea cultivar prized for its rich purple to violet flowers that provide an unusual color rarely seen in the azalea bonsai palette. The...