List of species used in bonsai

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List of species commonly used in bonsai.

## Contents

* 1 A-D
* 2 E to G
* 3 H to L
* 4 M to P
* 5 Q to Z
* 6 References
* 6.1 Bibliography
* 7 External links

## A-D

Botanical name  | Common name  | Example  | References

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Abies | Fir  |  |
Acer buergerianum | Trident maple  |  | [1]: 42–43
Acer campestre |

* Field maple
* Hedge maple

|  |
Acer circinatum | Vine maple  |  |
Acer ginnala | Amur maple  |  |
Acer monspessulanum | Montpelier maple  |  |
Acer palmatum | Japanese maple  |  | [1]: 38–41
Acer pseudoplatanus | Sycamore maple  |  |
Acer rubrum | Red maple  |  |
Adenium, especially Adenium obesum | Desert rose  |  |
Alnus | Alder  |  |
Amelanchier canadensis | Amelanchier  |  |
Ampelopsis, including Ampelopsis glandulosa | Ampelopsis  |  | [1]: 44–45
Aralia (see also the following, all previously classified as Aralia:

* Dizygotheca castor
* Polyscias fruticosa
* Schefflera elegantissima

| Aralia  |  | [1]: 46–47
Arbutus | Strawberry tree  |  |
Asteraceae | Chrysanthemum |  | [2][3][4][5]
Berberis | Barberry  |  |
Betula | Birch  |  |
Betula nigra | River Birch  |  |
Bougainvillea | Bougainvillea  |  |
Brya ebenus | Jamaican rain tree  | File:Brya Ebenus (Jamaican Rain Tree, Jamaican Ebony) (28771931382).jpg |
Buxus, including:

* Buxus microphylla
* Buxus harlandii

| Box, Boxwood  |  | [6]: 32–33
Camellia, especially Camellia japonica | Camellia  |  | [6]: 34–35
Carmona microphylla | Fukien tea tree, Ehretia microphylla |  | [6]: 35–36
Carpinus | Hornbeam  |  |
Cedrus | Cedar  |  |
Cedrus libani |

* Lebanon cedar
* Blue Atlas cedar

|  |
Celtis sinensis | Chinese Hackberry  |  |
Chaenomeles | Flowering Quince  |  |
Chamaecyparis | Cypress  |  |
Chamaecyparis obtusa | Hinoki Cypress  |  |
Chamaecyparis pisifera | Sawara Cypress  |  |
Cissus antarctica |

* Australian grape vine
* Wild Grape
* Kangaroo Vine

|  | [6]: 38–39
Citrus aurantifolia | Key lime  |  |
Cornus | Dogwood  |  |
Cotinus coggygria | Smoke Tree  |  |
Cotoneaster | Cotoneaster  |  |
Crassula, especially Crassula ovata | Jades  |  | [6]: 40–41
Crataegus | Hawthorn  |  |
Cryptomeria | Sugi  |  |
Cupressus, especially Cupressus macrocarpa | Cupressus  |  |
Cydonia oblonga | Common Quince  |  |
Dasiphora fruticosa | Shrubby Cinquefoil  |  |
Diospyros virginiana | Common Persimmon  |  | [7]

## E to G

Botanical name  | Common name  | Example  | References

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Elaeagnus | Elaeagnus  |  |
Enkianthus | Enkianthus  |  |
Eugenia | Brush cherries  |  |
Euphorbia balsamifera | Wolfsmilk  |  | [6]: 42–43
Euonymus | Spindle  |  |
Fagus | Beech  |  |
Ficus benghalensis | Banyan  |  |
Ficus benjamina | Weeping Fig  |  |
Ficus carica | Fig tree, common fig  | File:Ficus carica bonsai A D201207.jpg | [6]: 46–47
Ficus microcarpa | Chinese Banyan Fig  |  | [6]: 44–45
Ficus neriifolia | Willow-leaved Fig  |  |
Ficus rubiginosa | Port Jackson Fig  |  |
Fortunella hindsii | Dwarf orange  |  | [6]: 48–49
Fraxinus | Ash  |  |
Fuchsia, including Fuchsia fulgens hybrids  | Fuchsia  |  | [6]: 54–55
Gardenia, including Gardenia jasminoides | Gardenia  |  | [6]: 50–51
Ginkgo biloba | Ginkgo  |  |
Grevillea robusta | Australian Silver Oak  |  | [6]: 52–53

## H to L

Botanical name  | Common name  | Example  | References

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Hedera helix | Ivy  |  |
Gledista triacanthos | Honey Locust  |  |
Hibiscus syriacus | Hibiscus  |  |
Ilex | Holly  |  |
Jacaranda mimosifolia | Blue jacaranda  |  | [6]: 56–57
Jasminum nudiflorum | Winter Jasmine  |  |
Juniperus procumbens | Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper  |  |  |
Juniperus californica | California Juniper  |  | [8] |
Juniperus chinensis |

* Chinese Juniper
* Shimpaku

|  |
Juniperus squamata | Blue Juniper  |  |
Juniperus virginiana | Eastern Juniper  |  |
Lagerstroemia, including Lagerstroemia indica | Crape myrtle, Indian Lilac  |  | [6]: 58–59
Lantana camara |

* Spanish Flag
* West Indian Lantana
* Jamaica Mountain Sage
* Surinam Tea Plant

|  | [6]: 60–61
Larix | Japanese Larch, American Larch, Tamarack  |  |
Ligustrum | Privet  |  |
Liquidambar | Sweetgum  |  |
Lonicera | Shrubby Honeysuckles  |  |

## M to P

Botanical name  | Common name  | Example  | References

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Maclura pomifera | Osage Orange  |  |
Malpighia, including Malpighia coccigera | Barbados Cherry  |  | [6]: 62–63
Magnolia stellata | Star Magnolia  |  |
Malus | Apple/Crabapple  |  |
Mangifera | Mango  |  |
Metasequoia | Dawn Redwood  |  |
Murraya paniculata | Orange Jasmine, Satinwood  |  | [6]: 64–65
Myrciaria cauliflora | Jaboticaba  |  | [6]: 66–67
Myrtus, including Myrtus communis | Myrtle  |  | [6]: 68–69
Nandina domestica | Sacred or Heavenly Bamboo  |  |
Nashia inaguensis | Bahama berry  |  |
Neea buxifolia | Tropical boxwood  |  |
Nothofagus | Southern beeches  |  |
Olea europaea | Olive, European olive  |  | [6]: 70–71
Parthenocissus | Creeper, Boston Ivy  |  |
Phyllostachys | Bamboo  |  |
Picea | Spruce  |  |
Pieris | Andromeda  |  |
Pinus clausa | Sand Pine  |  |
Pinus mugo | Mugo Pine, Mountain Pine  |  |
Pinus parviflora | Japanese White Pine  |  |
Pinus thunbergii | Japanese Black Pine  |  |
Pinus virginiana | Virginia Pine  |  |
Pinus ponderosa | Western Yellow Pine  |  |
Pistacia chinensis | Chinese pistache  |  | [9]
Pittosporum | Pittosporum  |  |
Podocarpus, including Podocarpus macrophyllus | Podocarpus, Yew Podocarpus, Kusamaki  |  | [6]: 72–73
Polyscias fruticosa | Ming Aralia  |  | [6]: 74–75
Portulacaria afra | Dwarf jade, elephant food, elephant bush  |  | [10]
Prunus cerasifera | Flowering Plum  |  | [11]
Prunus serrulata | Japanese Flowering Cherry (櫻)  |  |
Prunus mume | Flowering Apricot (梅)  |  |
Pseudosasa | Bamboo  |  |
Pseudotsuga menziesii | Douglas Fir  |  |
Punica granatum, including Punica granatum 'Nana'  | Pomegranate  |  | [6]: 76–77
Pyracantha | Firethorn  |  | [12]

## Q to Z

Botanical name  | Common name  | Example  | References

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Quercus | Oak  |  |
Rhaphiolepis indica | Indian Hawthorn  |  |
Rhododendron, including:

* Rhododendron simsii
* Rhododendron indicum
* Rhododendron obtusum var. amoenum

* Azalea
* Satsuki azalea
* Kurume azalea

|  | [6]: 78–79
Robinia pseudoacacia | Black Locust  |  |
Rosmarinus officinalis | Rosemary  |  | [13]
Sageretia, including Sageretia theezans | Chinese Sweet Plum, Pauper's Tea  |  | [6]: 80–81
Sasa | Bamboo  |  |
Schefflera actinophylla | Australian Umbrella Tree  |  | [6]: 82–83
Serissa foetida |

* Snow Rose
* Japanese Boxthorn
* Tree of a Thousand Stars

|  | [6]: 84–85
Sorbus | Rowan and Whitebeam  |  |
Syzygium australe | Brush cherry, Woolgoolga  |  |
Syzygium buxifolium | Boxleaf eugenia, fish-scale bush  |  |
Syzygium smithii formerly Acmena smithii | Brush cherry  |  |
Tamarix | Tamarisk  |  |
Taxodium ascendens | Pond cypress  |  |
Taxodium distichum | Bald cypress  |  |
Taxodium mucronatum | Montezuma Cypress  |  | [13]
Taxus | Yew  |  | [14]
Thymus | Thyme  |  |
Tsuga | Hemlock  |  |
Ulmus alata | Winged Elm  |  |
Ulmus crassifolia | Cedar Elm  |  |
Ulmus minor | Field elm  |  |
Ulmus parvifolia | Chinese Elm  |  | [6]: 86–87
Ulmus pumila | Siberian Elm  |  | [15]
Wisteria floribunda | Japanese Wisteria  |  |
Wisteria sinensis | Chinese Wisteria  |  |
Zelkova serrata | Japanese Elm  |  |
Zanthoxylum | Chinese Pepper  |  |

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Sampson
2. ↑ Davidson, Harold (January 1980). "Chrysanthemum Bonsai". https://archive.lib.msu.edu/DMC/Ag. Ext. 2007-Chelsie/PDF/e1277.pdf.
3. ↑ "Chrysanthemum Bonsai a Club Project". https://www.bonsaimery.com.
4. ↑ "Chrysanthemum bonsai". https://bonsaimery.com/money-tree/.
5. ↑ "Muza-chan's Gate to Japan". http://muza-chan.net/japan/index.php/blog/chrysanthemum-bonsai.
6. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 6.23 6.24 6.25 6.26 6.27 Lesniewicz
7. ↑ Andersen, Nathan. "2021 Baikoen Winter Silhouette Show". Nate's Nursery. https://www.natesnursery.com/2021-baikoen-winter-silhouette-show/. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
8. ↑ Andersen, Nathan (20 February 2019). "California Juniper Yamadori Collection". Nate's Nursery. https://www.natesnursery.com/california-juniper-yamadori-collection/. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
9. ↑ Andersen, Nathan. "Chinese Pistache Forest Creation". Nate's Nursery. https://www.natesnursery.com/chinese-pistache-forest-creation/. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
10. ↑ D'Cruz, Mark (6 February 2020). "Ma-Ke Bonsai Care Guide for Portulacaria afra". Ma-Ke Bonsai. https://www.makebonsai.com/post/dwarf-jade. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
11. ↑ Andersen, Nathan (10 May 2019). "Design and Critique #8 - Flowering Plum". Nate's Nursery. https://www.natesnursery.com/design-and-critique-8-flowering-plum/. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
12. ↑ D'Cruz, Mark (9 February 2020). "Ma-Ke Bonsai Care Guide for Pyracantha coccinea". Ma-Ke Bonsai. https://www.makebonsai.com/post/scarlet-firethorn. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Andersen, Nathan. "2020 Bonsai-A-Thon". Nate's Nursery. https://www.natesnursery.com/bonsai-a-thon-2020/. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
14. ↑ D'Cruz, Mark. "Ma-Ke Bonsai Care Guide for Taxus baccata". Ma-Ke Bonsai. http://makebonsai.com/guide/bonsailink.asp?quicklink=5065&name=Taxus_baccata. Retrieved 2011-11-19.
15. ↑ Andersen, Nathan (16 May 2020). "Siberian Elm Structural Wiring". Nate's Nursery. https://www.natesnursery.com/siberian-elm-structural-wiring/. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

### Bibliography

* Lesniewicz, Paul (1988). Indoor Bonsai (Reprinted 1987 ed.). New York: Blandford Press. ISBN 0-7137-1700-9.
* Samson, Isabelle & Rémy (2000). The Creative Art of Bonsai. Ducugis, diseases by Danièle Molez, other illustrations by Valerie (Rev. ed.). China: Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-60180-3. https://archive.org/details/creativeartofbon0000sams_t4v4.

## External links

* All the Primary Plants Used For Bonsai

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