Bonsai Encyclopedia
Quercus suber (Cork Oak)
Quercus suber, the cork oak, is an evergreen Mediterranean species whose extraordinary thick, deeply furrowed cork bark is its defining bonsai feature — no other tree species produces bark of...
Quercus suber (Cork Oak)
Quercus suber, the cork oak, is an evergreen Mediterranean species whose extraordinary thick, deeply furrowed cork bark is its defining bonsai feature — no other tree species produces bark of...
Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple)
Acer saccharum, the sugar maple, is the iconic North American maple famous for its spectacular autumn colour in shades of orange, scarlet, and gold. As bonsai, it presents challenges due...
Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple)
Acer saccharum, the sugar maple, is the iconic North American maple famous for its spectacular autumn colour in shades of orange, scarlet, and gold. As bonsai, it presents challenges due...
Aphananthe aspera (Rough-leaved Aphananthe)
Aphananthe aspera, the rough-leaved hackberry or muku tree, is a member of the elm family native to Japan, China, and Korea, used extensively in Japanese bonsai for its small, rough-textured...
Aphananthe aspera (Rough-leaved Aphananthe)
Aphananthe aspera, the rough-leaved hackberry or muku tree, is a member of the elm family native to Japan, China, and Korea, used extensively in Japanese bonsai for its small, rough-textured...
Carpinus japonica (Japanese Hornbeam)
Carpinus japonica, the Japanese hornbeam, is distinguished from other hornbeam species by its larger, more prominently veined leaves, striking hop-like fruiting catkins that hang in decorative clusters through summer and...
Carpinus japonica (Japanese Hornbeam)
Carpinus japonica, the Japanese hornbeam, is distinguished from other hornbeam species by its larger, more prominently veined leaves, striking hop-like fruiting catkins that hang in decorative clusters through summer and...
Tilia cordata (Small-leaved Linden)
Tilia cordata, the small-leaved linden or littleleaf lime, is valued in bonsai for its heart-shaped leaves that reduce well in pot culture to 2-4 cm, intensely fragrant cream-yellow flowers in...
Tilia cordata (Small-leaved Linden)
Tilia cordata, the small-leaved linden or littleleaf lime, is valued in bonsai for its heart-shaped leaves that reduce well in pot culture to 2-4 cm, intensely fragrant cream-yellow flowers in...
Malus sylvestris (Wild Apple)
Malus sylvestris, the European wild apple or crab apple, is the ancestor of all cultivated European apples and one of the finest native European species for flowering and fruiting bonsai,...
Malus sylvestris (Wild Apple)
Malus sylvestris, the European wild apple or crab apple, is the ancestor of all cultivated European apples and one of the finest native European species for flowering and fruiting bonsai,...