Overview of Bonsai species
Trees with naturally small leafs are particularly suitable for Bonsai purposes. On this page a complete list of tree species used for Bonsai purposes has been described. The most popular ones are described in more detail under the tree species section.
Botanical name |
English name |
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Abies |
Fir |
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Trident Maple |
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Acer campestre |
Field Maple, Hedge Maple |
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Acer circinatum |
Vine Maple |
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Acer ginnala |
Amur Maple |
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Acer monspessulanum |
Montpelier Maple |
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Japanese Maple |
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Acer rubrum |
Red Maple |
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Adenium obesum |
Desert rose |
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Alnus |
Alder |
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Amelanchier canadensis |
Amelanchier |
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Arbutus |
Strawberry tree |
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Berberis |
Barberry |
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Betula |
Birch |
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Betula nigra |
River Birch |
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Bougainvillea |
Bougainvillea |
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Breynia disticha |
Snowbush |
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Box, Boxwood |
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Camellia |
Camellia |
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Fukien tea tree |
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Carpinus |
Hornbeam |
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Cedrus |
Cedar |
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Cedrus libani |
Lebanon Cedar, Blue Atlas Cedar |
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Celtis sinensis |
Chinese Hackberry |
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Chaenomeles |
Flowering Quince |
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Chamaecyparis |
Cypress |
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Chamaecyparis obtusa |
Hinoki Cypress |
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Chamaecyparis pisifera |
Sawara Cypress |
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Cissus antartica |
Australian grape vine |
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Cornus |
Dogwood |
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Cotinus coggygria |
Smoke Tree |
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Cotoneaster |
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Jades |
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Crataegus |
Hawthorn |
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Cryptomeria |
Sugi |
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Cupressus |
Cupressus |
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Cydonia oblonga |
Common Quince |
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Dasiphora fruticosa |
Shrubby Cinquefoil |
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Dracena sanderiana |
Bamboo |
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Elaeagnus |
Elaeagnus |
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Enkianthus |
Enkianthus |
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Eugenia |
Brush cherries |
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Euonymus |
Spindle |
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Fagus |
Beech |
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Ficus benjamina |
Weeping Fig |
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Ficus microcarpa |
Chinese Banyan Fig |
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Ficus neriifolia |
Willow-leaved Fig |
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Ash / fig tree
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Fuchsia Flower |
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Gardenia |
Gardenia |
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Ginkgo biloba |
Ginkgo |
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Grewia occidentalis |
Lavender |
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Hedera helix |
Ivy |
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Gledista triacanthos |
Honey Locust |
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Hibiscus syriacus |
Hibiscus |
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Ilex |
Holly |
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Jacaranda mimosifolia |
Blue jacaranda |
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Japonica |
Camellia |
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Jasminum nudiflorum |
Winter Jasmine |
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Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper |
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Chinese Juniper, Shimpaku |
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Juniperus squamata |
Blue Juniper |
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Juniperus virginiana |
Eastern Juniper |
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Lagerstroemia |
Crape myrtle |
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Larix |
Japanese Larch, American Larch |
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Privet |
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Liquidambar |
Sweetgum |
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Lonicera |
Shrubby Honeysuckles |
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Star Magnolia |
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Malphigia coccigera |
Okinawa Holly |
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Malus |
Apple/Crabapple |
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Metasequoia |
Dawn Redwood |
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Murraya paniculata |
Orange Jasmine, Satinwood |
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Myrciaria cauliflora |
Jaboticaba |
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Myrtus |
Myrtle |
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Nandina domestica |
Sacred or Heavenly Bamboo |
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Nashia inaguensis |
Bahama berry |
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Nothofagus |
Southern beeches |
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Olea europaea |
Olive, European olive |
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Parthenocissus |
Creeper, Boston Ivy |
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Phyllostachys |
Bamboo |
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Picea |
Spruce |
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Pieris |
Andromeda |
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Pinus clausa |
Sand Pine |
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Pinus mugo |
Mugo Pine, Mountain Pine |
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Pinus parviflora |
Japanese White Pine |
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Japanese Black Pine |
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Pinus virginiana |
Virginia Pine |
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Pinus ponderosa |
Western Yellow Pine |
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Pittosporum |
Pittosporum |
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Podocarpus |
Podocarpus |
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Portulacaria afra |
Dwarf jade |
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Prunus serrulata |
Japanese Flowering Cherry |
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Prunus mume |
Flowering Apricot |
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Pseudosasa |
Bamboo |
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Pomegranate |
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Pyracantha |
Firethorn |
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Quercus |
Oak |
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Rhaphiolepis indica |
Indian Hawthorn |
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Rhododendron indicum |
Satsuki azalea |
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Rhododendron obtusum amoenum |
Kurume azalea |
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Robinia pseudoacacia |
Black Locust |
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Chinese Sweet Plum |
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Sasa |
Bamboo |
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Snow Rose |
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Sorbus |
Rowan and Whitebeam |
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Syzygium |
Brush cherry |
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Syzygium smithii |
Brush cherry |
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Tamarix |
Tamarisk |
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Taxodium ascendens |
Pondcypress |
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Taxodium distichum |
Baldcypress |
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Taxus |
Yew |
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Thymus |
Thyme |
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Tsuga |
Hemlock |
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Ulmus alata |
Winged Elm |
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Ulmus crassifolia |
Cedar Elm |
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Ulmus minor |
Field Elm |
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Chinese Elm |
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Japanese Wisteria |
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Chinese Wisteria |
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Japanese Elm |
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Zanthoxylum |
Chinese Pepper |
More information
For tree identification see the Bonsai care forum. General guidelines can be found in our Bonsai care section.