List of bonsai species
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List of species commonly used in bonsai.
| Botanical Name | Common Name | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Abies | Fir |  |
| Acer buergerianum | Trident Maple |  |
| Acer campestre | Field Maple, Hedge Maple | |
| Acer circinatum | Vine Maple | |
| Acer ginnala | Amur Maple | |
| Acer monspessulanum | Montpelier Maple | |
| Acer palmatum | Japanese Maple |  |
| Acer rubrum | Red Maple |  |
| Adenium obesum | Desert rose | |
| Alnus | Alder | |
| Amelanchier canadensis | Amelanchier | |
| Arbutus | Strawberry tree | |
| Berberis | Barberry |  |
| Betula | Birch | |
| Betula nigra | River Birch | |
| Bougainvillea | Bougainvillea |  |
| Buxus | Box, Boxwood |  |
| Camellia | Camellia |  |
| Carmona microphylla | Fukien tea tree, Ehretia microphylla | .jpg) |
| 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 antartica | Australian grape vine | |
| Cornus | Dogwood |  |
| Cotinus coggygria | Smoke Tree | |
| Cotoneaster | Cotoneaster |  |
| Crassula | Jades |  |
| Crataegus | Hawthorn |  |
| Cryptomeria | Sugi |  |
| Cupressus | Cupressus |  |
| Cydonia oblonga | Common Quince | |
| Dasiphora fruticosa | Shrubby Cinquefoil | |
| Elaeagnus | Elaeagnus |  |
| Enkianthus | Enkianthus | |
| Eugenia | Brush cherries | |
| Euphorbia balsamifera | ||
| Euonymus | Spindle |  |
| Fagus | Beech |  |
| Ficus benjamina | Weeping Fig | |
| Ficus microcarpa | Chinese Banyan Fig |  |
| Ficus neriifolia | Willow-leaved Fig | |
| Ficus retusa |  | |
| Ficus rubiginosa | Port Jackson Fig |  |
| Fraxinus | Ash | |
| Gardenia | Gardenia | |
| Ginkgo biloba | Ginkgo |  |
| Hedera helix | Ivy |  |
| Gledista triacanthos | Honey Locust | |
| Hibiscus syriacus | Hibiscus | |
| Ilex | Holly | |
| Jacaranda mimosifolia | Blue jacaranda | |
| Jasminum nudiflorum | Winter Jasmine | |
| Juniperus procumbens | Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper |  |
| Juniperus chinensis | Chinese Juniper, Shimpaku |  |
| Juniperus squamata | Blue Juniper | |
| Juniperus virginiana | Eastern Juniper | |
| Lagerstroemia | Crape myrtle | |
| Larix | Japanese Larch, American Larch, Tamarack |  |
| Ligustrum | Privet |  |
| Liquidambar | Sweetgum |  |
| Lonicera | Shrubby Honeysuckles |  |
| Magnolia stellata | Star Magnolia | |
| Malpighia | ||
| Malus | Apple/Crabapple |  |
| Metasequoia | Dawn Redwood |  |
| Murraya paniculata | Orange Jasmine, Satinwood | |
| Myrciaria cauliflora | Jaboticaba |  |
| Myrtus | Myrtle | _bonsai.jpg) |
| Nandina domestica | Sacred or Heavenly Bamboo | |
| Nashia inaguensis | Bahama berry | |
| Neea buxifolia | ||
| Nothofagus | Southern beeches | |
| Olea europaea | Olive, European olive |  |
| 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 |  |
| Pittosporum | Pittosporum | |
| Podocarpus | Podocarpus |  |
| Portulacaria afra | Dwarf jade, elephant food, elephant bush | |
| Prunus serrulata | Japanese Flowering Cherry (櫻) | |
| Prunus mume | Flowering Apricot (梅) |  |
| Pseudosasa | Bamboo | |
| Punica granatum | Pomegranate |  |
| Pyracantha | Firethorn |  |
| Quercus | Oak |  |
| Rhaphiolepis indica | Indian Hawthorn | |
| Rhododendron indicum | Satsuki azalea |  |
| Rhododendron obtusum amoenum | Kurume azalea | |
| Robinia pseudoacacia | Black Locust | |
| Sageretia | Chinese Sweet Plum, Pauper's Tea |  |
| Sasa | Bamboo | |
| Schefflera actinophylla | ||
| Serissa foetida | Snow Rose, Japanese Boxthorn |  |
| Sorbus | Rowan and Whitebeam | |
| Syzygium | Brush cherry | |
| Syzygium smithii (=Acmena smithii) |
Brush cherry |  |
| Tamarix | Tamarisk | |
| Taxodium ascendens | Pondcypress | |
| Taxodium distichum | Baldcypress |  |
| Taxus | Yew |  |
| Thymus | Thyme | |
| Tsuga | Hemlock | |
| Ulmus alata | Winged Elm | |
| Ulmus crassifolia | Cedar Elm | |
| Ulmus minor | Field Elm |  |
| Ulmus parvifolia | Chinese Elm |  |
| Wisteria floribunda | Japanese Wisteria |  |
| Wisteria sinensis | Chinese Wisteria | |
| Zelkova serrata | Japanese Elm |  |
| Zanthoxylum | Chinese Pepper |