List of species used in bonsai

List of species commonly used in bonsai.

A-D

Botanical name	Common name	Example	References
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
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
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		[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
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
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
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