Bonsai Encyclopedia
Juniperus chinensis (Chinese Juniper)
Juniperus chinensis is the foundational juniper species in bonsai, originating from China, Japan, and Korea where it grows as a variable tree or large shrub to 20 m in the...
Juniperus chinensis (Chinese Juniper)
Juniperus chinensis is the foundational juniper species in bonsai, originating from China, Japan, and Korea where it grows as a variable tree or large shrub to 20 m in the...
Morus alba (White Mulberry)
The white mulberry, Morus alba, is valued in bonsai for its remarkably rapid trunk development, large and variable leaf shape, and the sweet white to pinkish fruits that develop reliably...
Morus alba (White Mulberry)
The white mulberry, Morus alba, is valued in bonsai for its remarkably rapid trunk development, large and variable leaf shape, and the sweet white to pinkish fruits that develop reliably...
Carpinus turczaninowii (Korean Hornbeam)
Carpinus turczaninowii, the Korean hornbeam, is one of the supreme small-leaved deciduous bonsai species, naturally producing leaves of 1-3 cm that require no reduction techniques to maintain perfect proportion even...
Carpinus turczaninowii (Korean Hornbeam)
Carpinus turczaninowii, the Korean hornbeam, is one of the supreme small-leaved deciduous bonsai species, naturally producing leaves of 1-3 cm that require no reduction techniques to maintain perfect proportion even...
Juniperus horizontalis (Creeping Juniper)
Juniperus horizontalis, the creeping juniper, is a truly prostrate North American native species that grows naturally across Canada and the northern United States on sandy shores, rocky outcrops, and exposed...
Juniperus horizontalis (Creeping Juniper)
Juniperus horizontalis, the creeping juniper, is a truly prostrate North American native species that grows naturally across Canada and the northern United States on sandy shores, rocky outcrops, and exposed...
Pinus ponderosa (Ponderosa Pine)
Pinus ponderosa is a massive 3-needle pine native to western North America, from British Columbia to Mexico, valued in bonsai for its distinctive orange-red puzzle-piece bark that develops on mature...
Pinus ponderosa (Ponderosa Pine)
Pinus ponderosa is a massive 3-needle pine native to western North America, from British Columbia to Mexico, valued in bonsai for its distinctive orange-red puzzle-piece bark that develops on mature...
Pyracantha coccinea (Scarlet Firethorn)
Firethorn (Pyracantha coccinea) brings fierce thorns, tiny white hawthorn-like flowers, and masses of brilliant scarlet berries to bonsai—a combination that produces one of the most vivid and dramatically thorny autumn...
Pyracantha coccinea (Scarlet Firethorn)
Firethorn (Pyracantha coccinea) brings fierce thorns, tiny white hawthorn-like flowers, and masses of brilliant scarlet berries to bonsai—a combination that produces one of the most vivid and dramatically thorny autumn...