Bonsai Encyclopedia

Punica granatum 'Nana' (Dwarf Pomegranate)

The dwarf pomegranate 'Nana' is arguably the most popular small flowering-and-fruiting bonsai in the world, combining all the virtues of the species in a naturally compact, proportionally ideal package. Internodes...

Punica granatum 'Nana' (Dwarf Pomegranate)

The dwarf pomegranate 'Nana' is arguably the most popular small flowering-and-fruiting bonsai in the world, combining all the virtues of the species in a naturally compact, proportionally ideal package. Internodes...

Ulmus glabra (Wych Elm)

Ulmus glabra, the wych elm or Scotch elm, is the most cold-hardy elm species used in bonsai, native from Iceland and Scandinavia south through Europe to the mountains of North...

Ulmus glabra (Wych Elm)

Ulmus glabra, the wych elm or Scotch elm, is the most cold-hardy elm species used in bonsai, native from Iceland and Scandinavia south through Europe to the mountains of North...

Callistemon citrinus (Crimson Bottlebrush)

Callistemon citrinus, the crimson bottlebrush, produces the most structurally distinctive flowers of any bonsai species — cylindrical spikes of brilliant scarlet stamens up to 10 cm long that give the...

Callistemon citrinus (Crimson Bottlebrush)

Callistemon citrinus, the crimson bottlebrush, produces the most structurally distinctive flowers of any bonsai species — cylindrical spikes of brilliant scarlet stamens up to 10 cm long that give the...

Acer palmatum 'Arakawa' (Rough Bark Japanese Ma...

Arakawa is a remarkable Japanese maple cultivar that develops deeply furrowed, rough cork-like bark — a feature unique among palmatum cultivars and highly prized in bonsai for adding trunk character...

Acer palmatum 'Arakawa' (Rough Bark Japanese Ma...

Arakawa is a remarkable Japanese maple cultivar that develops deeply furrowed, rough cork-like bark — a feature unique among palmatum cultivars and highly prized in bonsai for adding trunk character...

Stewartia pseudocamellia (Japanese Stewartia)

Stewartia pseudocamellia, the Japanese stewartia, is regarded by connoisseurs as one of the finest deciduous bonsai subjects in existence, combining three outstanding ornamental features in a single species: large, camellia-like...

Stewartia pseudocamellia (Japanese Stewartia)

Stewartia pseudocamellia, the Japanese stewartia, is regarded by connoisseurs as one of the finest deciduous bonsai subjects in existence, combining three outstanding ornamental features in a single species: large, camellia-like...

Diospyros lotus (Date Plum)

Diospyros lotus, the date plum, is a smaller-leaved relative of D. kaki that is increasingly valued in European bonsai for its naturally compact habit, smaller fruit (1-2 cm bluish-black or...

Diospyros lotus (Date Plum)

Diospyros lotus, the date plum, is a smaller-leaved relative of D. kaki that is increasingly valued in European bonsai for its naturally compact habit, smaller fruit (1-2 cm bluish-black or...