List of bonsai species

List of species commonly used in bonsai.

Botanical Name	Common Name	Example
Abies	Fir	File:Bonsai fir, photo by daphneann.jpg
Acer buergerianum	Trident Maple	File:Trident Maple bonsai 52, October 10, 2008.jpg
Acer campestre	Field Maple, Hedge Maple
Acer circinatum	Vine Maple
Acer ginnala	Amur Maple
Acer monspessulanum	Montpelier Maple
Acer palmatum	Japanese Maple	File:Acer palmatum-Bonsai.jpg
Acer rubrum	Red Maple	File:Red Maple, 1974-2007.jpg
Adenium obesum	Desert rose
Alnus	Alder
Amelanchier canadensis	Amelanchier
Arbutus	Strawberry tree
Berberis	Barberry	File:Berberis 2-16-08.jpg
Betula	Birch
Betula nigra	River Birch
Bougainvillea	Bougainvillea	File:Bougainvillea Bonsai.jpg
Buxus	Box, Boxwood	File:Boxwood demonstration bonsai by Min Hsuan Lo.jpg
Camellia	Camellia	File:Japanese Camellia bonsai 55, October 10, 2008.jpg
Carmona microphylla	Fukien tea tree, Ehretia microphylla	File:Erethia theezans (bonsaï).jpg
Carpinus	Hornbeam	File:Hornbeam, 1935-2007.jpg
Cedrus	Cedar	File:Cedar bonsai, Birmingham Botanical Gardens.jpg
Cedrus libani	Lebanon Cedar, Blue Atlas Cedar	File:Blue Atlas Cedar, 1950-2007.jpg
Celtis sinensis	Chinese Hackberry
Chaenomeles	Flowering Quince
Chamaecyparis	Cypress	File:Chamaecyparis lawsoniana-Bonsai.jpg
Chamaecyparis obtusa	Hinoki Cypress
Chamaecyparis pisifera	Sawara Cypress	File:Chamaecyparis Pisifera bonsai.JPG
Cissus antartica	Australian grape vine
Cornus	Dogwood	File:Bonsai Pagoda Dogwood at Christchurch Botanic Gardens.jpg
Cotinus coggygria	Smoke Tree
Cotoneaster	Cotoneaster	File:Cotoneaster bonsai by Mike.jpg
Crassula	Jades
Crataegus	Hawthorn	File:English Hawthorn, 1953-2007.jpg
Cryptomeria	Sugi	File:Cryptomeria japonica - JBM.jpg
Cupressus	Cupressus	File:Monterey Cypress, GSBF-CN 140, September 12, 2008.jpg
Cydonia oblonga	Common Quince
Dasiphora fruticosa	Shrubby Cinquefoil
Elaeagnus	Elaeagnus	File:Elaeagnus pungens - JBM.jpg
Enkianthus	Enkianthus
Eugenia	Brush cherries
Euphorbia balsamifera
Euonymus	Spindle	File:Euonymus japonicus-Bonsai.jpg
Fagus	Beech	File:American Beech bonsai 272, October 10, 2008.jpg
Ficus benjamina	Weeping Fig
Ficus microcarpa	Chinese Banyan Fig	File:Chinese Banyan, 1971-2007.jpg
Ficus neriifolia	Willow-leaved Fig
Ficus retusa
Ficus rubiginosa	Port Jackson Fig	File:Pjfigbonsai.jpg
Fraxinus	Ash
Gardenia	Gardenia
Ginkgo biloba	Ginkgo	File:Ginkgo, 1926-2007.jpg
Hedera helix	Ivy	File:Ivy, GSBF-CN 141, September 12, 2008.jpg
Gledista triacanthos	Honey Locust
Hibiscus syriacus	Hibiscus
Ilex	Holly
Jacaranda mimosifolia	Blue jacaranda
Jasminum nudiflorum	Winter Jasmine
Juniperus procumbens	Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper	File:Dwarf Japanese Juniper, 1975-2007.jpg
Juniperus chinensis	Chinese Juniper, Shimpaku	File:Goshin, September 15, 2007.jpg
Juniperus squamata	Blue Juniper
Juniperus virginiana	Eastern Juniper
Lagerstroemia	Crape myrtle
Larix	Japanese Larch, American Larch, Tamarack	File:Larix laricina bonsai by Nick Lenz.jpg
Ligustrum	Privet	File:Japanese Privet at GSBF Collection North, number 236, September 12, 2008.jpg
Liquidambar	Sweetgum	File:Sweet Gum bonsai 273, October 10, 2008.jpg
Lonicera	Shrubby Honeysuckles	File:Honeysuckle bonsai 2-3-08.jpg
Magnolia stellata	Star Magnolia
Malpighia
Malus	Apple/Crabapple	File:Crabapple, 1978-2007.jpg
Metasequoia	Dawn Redwood	File:Bonsai Dwarf Dawn Redwood bonsai, July 14, 2008.jpg
Murraya paniculata	Orange Jasmine, Satinwood
Myrciaria cauliflora	Jaboticaba	File:Jaboticaba bonsai, June 7, 2008.jpg
Myrtus	Myrtle	File:Myrtle (Myrtus communis) bonsai.jpg
Nandina domestica	Sacred or Heavenly Bamboo
Nashia inaguensis	Bahama berry
Neea buxifolia
Nothofagus	Southern beeches
Olea europaea	Olive, European olive	File:Olivera bonsai.jpg
Parthenocissus	Creeper, Boston Ivy	File:Parthenocissus quinquefolia bonsai at the BBG, August 2, 2008.jpg
Phyllostachys	Bamboo
Picea	Spruce	File:Filoli Bonsai spruce.jpg
Pieris	Andromeda
Pinus clausa	Sand Pine
Pinus mugo	Mugo Pine, Mountain Pine	File:Pinus mugo bonsai at the BBG, August 2, 2008.jpg
Pinus parviflora	Japanese White Pine	File:Japanese White Pine, 1625-2007.jpg
Pinus thunbergii	Japanese Black Pine	File:Japanese Black Pine, 1936-2007.jpg
Pinus virginiana	Virginia Pine
Pinus ponderosa	Western Yellow Pine	File:Western Yellow Pine, 1966-2007.jpg
Pittosporum	Pittosporum
Podocarpus	Podocarpus	File:Podocarpus macrophyllus bonsai.jpg
Portulacaria afra	Dwarf jade, elephant food, elephant bush
Prunus serrulata	Japanese Flowering Cherry (櫻)
Prunus mume	Flowering Apricot (梅)	File:Ume bonsai.jpg
Pseudosasa	Bamboo
Punica granatum	Pomegranate	File:Punica granatum bonsai.jpg
Pyracantha	Firethorn	File:Pyracantha crenulata - JBM.jpg
Quercus	Oak	File:Daimyo Oak.jpg
Rhaphiolepis indica	Indian Hawthorn
Rhododendron indicum	Satsuki azalea	File:Satsuki Azalea, 1973-2007.jpg
Rhododendron obtusum amoenum	Kurume azalea
Robinia pseudoacacia	Black Locust
Sageretia	Chinese Sweet Plum, Pauper's Tea	File:Pauper's Tea bonsai 115, October 10, 2008.jpg
Sasa	Bamboo
Schefflera actinophylla
Serissa foetida	Snow Rose, Japanese Boxthorn	File:Japanese Boxthorn, 1951-2007.jpg
Sorbus	Rowan and Whitebeam
Syzygium	Brush cherry
Syzygium smithii (=Acmena smithii)	Brush cherry	File:Syzygium smithii bons email.jpg
Tamarix	Tamarisk
Taxodium ascendens	Pondcypress
Taxodium distichum	Baldcypress	File:Bald Cypress, 1987-2007.jpg
Taxus	Yew	File:Yew bonsai, Bonsai Soceity of Greater Hartford.jpg
Thymus	Thyme
Tsuga	Hemlock
Ulmus alata	Winged Elm
Ulmus crassifolia	Cedar Elm
Ulmus minor	Field Elm	File:Smoothleaf Elm, 1982-2007.jpg
Ulmus parvifolia	Chinese Elm	File:Chinese Elm, 1988-2007.jpg
Wisteria floribunda	Japanese Wisteria	File:Japanese Wisteria, 1925-2007.jpg
Wisteria sinensis	Chinese Wisteria
Zelkova serrata	Japanese Elm	File:Japanese Zelkova bonsai 16, October 10, 2008.jpg
Zanthoxylum	Chinese Pepper

References

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bonsai_species