List of bonsai species

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
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
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

References

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