Bonsai Encyclopedia

Pinus koraiensis (Korean Pine)

Pinus koraiensis, the Korean Pine, is a 5-needle pine native to Korea, Japan, Manchuria, and the Russian Far East, closely related to P. cembra and P. parviflora. It produces dense,...

Pinus koraiensis (Korean Pine)

Pinus koraiensis, the Korean Pine, is a 5-needle pine native to Korea, Japan, Manchuria, and the Russian Far East, closely related to P. cembra and P. parviflora. It produces dense,...

Tilia platyphyllos (Large-leaved Linden)

Tilia platyphyllos, the large-leaved linden or broad-leaved lime, produces leaves approximately twice the size of T. cordata at 6-15 cm, which limits its bonsai application to larger compositions but rewards...

Tilia platyphyllos (Large-leaved Linden)

Tilia platyphyllos, the large-leaved linden or broad-leaved lime, produces leaves approximately twice the size of T. cordata at 6-15 cm, which limits its bonsai application to larger compositions but rewards...

Acer buergerianum 'Miyasama' (Miyasama Kaede Ma...

Miyasama is a dwarf cultivar of trident maple with significantly smaller leaves and shorter internodes than the species type, making it the preferred buergerianum for shohin bonsai. It retains the...

Acer buergerianum 'Miyasama' (Miyasama Kaede Ma...

Miyasama is a dwarf cultivar of trident maple with significantly smaller leaves and shorter internodes than the species type, making it the preferred buergerianum for shohin bonsai. It retains the...

Juniperus oxycedrus (Prickly Juniper)

Juniperus oxycedrus, the prickly juniper or cade, is a Mediterranean species growing from Portugal and Morocco through the entire Mediterranean Basin to Iran. It develops as a shrub to small...

Juniperus oxycedrus (Prickly Juniper)

Juniperus oxycedrus, the prickly juniper or cade, is a Mediterranean species growing from Portugal and Morocco through the entire Mediterranean Basin to Iran. It develops as a shrub to small...

Olea europaea subsp. sylvestris (Wild Olive)

The wild olive, Olea europaea subsp. sylvestris, is held in higher esteem among serious bonsai practitioners than its cultivated cousin, offering smaller leaves, harder and denser wood, more complex branching...

Olea europaea subsp. sylvestris (Wild Olive)

The wild olive, Olea europaea subsp. sylvestris, is held in higher esteem among serious bonsai practitioners than its cultivated cousin, offering smaller leaves, harder and denser wood, more complex branching...

Bursera fagaroides (Elephant Tree)

Bursera fagaroides, the fragrant bursera or copal, is a deciduous Mexican tree with exquisitely papery, peeling bark, a naturally tapered trunk with excellent movement, and delicate pinnate leaves that create...

Bursera fagaroides (Elephant Tree)

Bursera fagaroides, the fragrant bursera or copal, is a deciduous Mexican tree with exquisitely papery, peeling bark, a naturally tapered trunk with excellent movement, and delicate pinnate leaves that create...