Bonsai Encyclopedia

Cotoneaster horizontalis (Rockspray Cotoneaster)

The rockspray cotoneaster is one of the great small-to-medium bonsai subjects, offering an extraordinary herringbone branching pattern that creates naturalistic, horizontal branch planes without wiring, tiny glossy leaves that reduce...

Cotoneaster horizontalis (Rockspray Cotoneaster)

The rockspray cotoneaster is one of the great small-to-medium bonsai subjects, offering an extraordinary herringbone branching pattern that creates naturalistic, horizontal branch planes without wiring, tiny glossy leaves that reduce...

Cotoneaster dammeri (Bearberry Cotoneaster)

Bearberry cotoneaster (Cotoneaster dammeri) is the ground-hugging prostrate cotoneaster that produces some of the most dynamic cascade and semi-cascade bonsai in the family, with long, trailing branches that can extend...

Cotoneaster dammeri (Bearberry Cotoneaster)

Bearberry cotoneaster (Cotoneaster dammeri) is the ground-hugging prostrate cotoneaster that produces some of the most dynamic cascade and semi-cascade bonsai in the family, with long, trailing branches that can extend...

Morus nigra (Black Mulberry)

The black mulberry, Morus nigra, is slower-growing and longer-lived than Morus alba, with a distinctly more ancient character to old specimens — deeply gnarled, heavily furrowed trunks, wider horizontal branching,...

Morus nigra (Black Mulberry)

The black mulberry, Morus nigra, is slower-growing and longer-lived than Morus alba, with a distinctly more ancient character to old specimens — deeply gnarled, heavily furrowed trunks, wider horizontal branching,...

Rhododendron mucronatum (Snow Azalea)

Rhododendron mucronatum, the snow azalea, is a large-flowered evergreen species producing pure white blooms of 5-8 cm that create a stunning snowdrift effect during the April-May flowering season. Widely cultivated...

Rhododendron mucronatum (Snow Azalea)

Rhododendron mucronatum, the snow azalea, is a large-flowered evergreen species producing pure white blooms of 5-8 cm that create a stunning snowdrift effect during the April-May flowering season. Widely cultivated...

Euonymus alatus (Burning Bush)

Euonymus alatus, the burning bush or winged spindle tree, is a deciduous bonsai subject celebrated for its spectacular crimson-red to brilliant scarlet autumn foliage and the extraordinary corky wings that...

Euonymus alatus (Burning Bush)

Euonymus alatus, the burning bush or winged spindle tree, is a deciduous bonsai subject celebrated for its spectacular crimson-red to brilliant scarlet autumn foliage and the extraordinary corky wings that...

Acer rubrum (Red Maple)

Acer rubrum, the red maple, is a widespread North American species named for its red flowers, red samaras, red autumn colour, and red winter buds — red features in every...

Acer rubrum (Red Maple)

Acer rubrum, the red maple, is a widespread North American species named for its red flowers, red samaras, red autumn colour, and red winter buds — red features in every...