Bonsai Encyclopedia

Cryptomeria japonica 'Yatsubusa' (Dwarf Japanes...

Cryptomeria japonica 'Yatsubusa' is the most important dwarf selection of Japanese cedar for bonsai, producing naturally compact growth with shorter internodes and reduced needle length that maintain correct proportion even...

Cryptomeria japonica 'Yatsubusa' (Dwarf Japanes...

Cryptomeria japonica 'Yatsubusa' is the most important dwarf selection of Japanese cedar for bonsai, producing naturally compact growth with shorter internodes and reduced needle length that maintain correct proportion even...

Ficus pumila (Creeping Fig)

Ficus pumila, the creeping fig, is a unique vine-like ficus species native to East Asia that offers bonsai practitioners extraordinarily tiny leaves (5-15 mm) on a creeping, self-clinging growth habit...

Ficus pumila (Creeping Fig)

Ficus pumila, the creeping fig, is a unique vine-like ficus species native to East Asia that offers bonsai practitioners extraordinarily tiny leaves (5-15 mm) on a creeping, self-clinging growth habit...

Rhododendron lateritium (Brick Red Azalea)

Rhododendron lateritium is a compact, small-leaved Taiwanese endemic azalea that produces distinctive brick-red to orange-red flowers in spring, a warm color uncommon among azaleas. Native to the mountain forests of...

Rhododendron lateritium (Brick Red Azalea)

Rhododendron lateritium is a compact, small-leaved Taiwanese endemic azalea that produces distinctive brick-red to orange-red flowers in spring, a warm color uncommon among azaleas. Native to the mountain forests of...

Citrus reticulata (Mandarin Orange)

Mandarin orange and its many varieties provide bonsai of unique appeal: the familiar fragrance of the flowers, the brilliant orange or red-orange fruits, and a naturally rounded canopy that develops...

Citrus reticulata (Mandarin Orange)

Mandarin orange and its many varieties provide bonsai of unique appeal: the familiar fragrance of the flowers, the brilliant orange or red-orange fruits, and a naturally rounded canopy that develops...

Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira' (Lion's Head Japa...

Shishigashira, known as the lion's mane or lion's head maple, is a distinctive cultivar with deeply crinkled, upward-cupped leaves and extremely dense, compact growth. The tightly clustered foliage on very...

Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira' (Lion's Head Japa...

Shishigashira, known as the lion's mane or lion's head maple, is a distinctive cultivar with deeply crinkled, upward-cupped leaves and extremely dense, compact growth. The tightly clustered foliage on very...

Salix babylonica (Weeping Willow)

Salix babylonica, the weeping willow, translates its iconic cascading branch form into bonsai compositions of exceptional grace and movement, with long, slender pendant shoots that sway with every breath of...

Salix babylonica (Weeping Willow)

Salix babylonica, the weeping willow, translates its iconic cascading branch form into bonsai compositions of exceptional grace and movement, with long, slender pendant shoots that sway with every breath of...