# List of species used in bonsai

List of species commonly used in bonsai.

## A-D

| Botanical name | Common name | References |
| Abies | Fir | |
| Acer buergerianum | Trident maple | $^{:42–43}$ |
| Acer campestre | Field mapleHedge maple | |
| Acer circinatum | Vine maple | |
| Acer ginnala | Amur maple | |
| Acer monspessulanum | Montpelier maple | |
| Acer palmatum | Japanese maple | $^{:38–41}$ |
| Acer pseudoplatanus | Sycamore maple | |
| Acer rubrum | Red maple | |
| Adenium, especially Adenium obesum | Desert rose | |
| Alnus | Alder | |
| Amelanchier canadensis | Amelanchier | |
| Ampelopsis, including Ampelopsis glandulosa | Ampelopsis | $^{:44–45}$ |
| Aralia (see also the following, all previously classified as Aralia: Dizygotheca castorPolyscias fruticosaSchefflera elegantissima | Aralia | $^{:46–47}$ |
| Arbutus | Strawberry tree | |
| Asteraceae | Chrysanthemum | |
| Berberis | Barberry | |
| Betula | Birch | |
| Betula nigra | River Birch | |
| Bougainvillea | Bougainvillea | |
| Brya ebenus | Jamaican rain tree | |
| Buxus, including: Buxus microphyllaBuxus harlandii | Box, Boxwood | $^{:32–33}$ |
| Camellia, especially Camellia japonica | Camellia | $^{:34–35}$ |
| Carmona microphylla | Fukien tea tree, Ehretia microphylla | $^{:35–36}$ |
| Carpinus | Hornbeam | |
| Cedrus | Cedar | |
| Cedrus libani | Lebanon cedarBlue Atlas cedar | |
| Celtis sinensis | Chinese Hackberry | |
| Chaenomeles | Flowering Quince | |
| Chamaecyparis | Cypress | |
| Chamaecyparis obtusa | Hinoki Cypress | |
| Chamaecyparis pisifera | Sawara Cypress | |
| Cissus antarctica | Australian grape vineWild GrapeKangaroo Vine | $^{:38–39}$ |
| Citrus aurantifolia | Key lime | |
| Cornus | Dogwood | |
| Cotinus coggygria | Smoke Tree | |
| Cotoneaster | Cotoneaster | |
| Crassula, especially Crassula ovata | Jades | $^{:40–41}$ |
| Crataegus | Hawthorn | |
| Cryptomeria | Sugi | |
| Cupressus, especially Cupressus macrocarpa | Cupressus | |
| Cydonia oblonga | Common Quince | |
| Dasiphora fruticosa | Shrubby Cinquefoil | |
| Diospyros virginiana | Common Persimmon | |

## E to G

| Botanical name | Common name | References |
| Elaeagnus | Elaeagnus | |
| Enkianthus | Enkianthus | |
| Eugenia | Brush cherries | |
| Euphorbia balsamifera | Wolfsmilk | $^{:42–43}$ |
| Euonymus | Spindle | |
| Fagus | Beech | |
| Ficus benghalensis | Banyan | |
| Ficus benjamina | Weeping Fig | |
| Ficus carica | Fig tree, common fig | $^{:46–47}$ |
| Ficus microcarpa | Chinese Banyan Fig | $^{:44–45}$ |
| Ficus neriifolia | Willow-leaved Fig | |
| Ficus rubiginosa | Port Jackson Fig | |
| Fortunella hindsii | Dwarf orange | $^{:48–49}$ |
| Fraxinus | Ash | |
| Fuchsia, including Fuchsia fulgens hybrids | Fuchsia | $^{:54–55}$ |
| Gardenia, including Gardenia jasminoides | Gardenia | $^{:50–51}$ |
| Ginkgo biloba | Ginkgo | |
| Grevillea robusta | Australian Silver Oak | $^{:52–53}$ |

## H to L

| Botanical name | Common name | References |
| Hedera helix | Ivy | |
| Gledista triacanthos | Honey Locust | |
| Hibiscus syriacus | Hibiscus | |
| Ilex | Holly | |
| Jacaranda mimosifolia | Blue jacaranda | $^{:56–57}$ |
| Jasminum nudiflorum | Winter Jasmine | |
| Juniperus procumbens | Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper | |
| Juniperus californica | California Juniper | |
| Juniperus chinensis | Chinese JuniperShimpaku | |
| Juniperus squamata | Blue Juniper | |
| Juniperus virginiana | Eastern Juniper | |
| Lagerstroemia, including Lagerstroemia indica | Crape myrtle, Indian Lilac | $^{:58–59}$ |
| Lantana camara | Spanish FlagWest Indian LantanaJamaica Mountain SageSurinam Tea Plant | $^{:60–61}$ |
| Larix | Japanese Larch, American Larch, Tamarack | |
| Ligustrum | Privet | |
| Liquidambar | Sweetgum | |
| Lonicera | Shrubby Honeysuckles | |

## M to P

| Botanical name | Common name | References |
| Maclura pomifera | Osage Orange | |
| Malpighia, including Malpighia coccigera | Barbados Cherry | $^{:62–63}$ |
| Magnolia stellata | Star Magnolia | |
| Malus | Apple/Crabapple | |
| Mangifera | Mangifera | |
| Metasequoia | Dawn Redwood | |
| Murraya paniculata | Orange Jasmine, Satinwood | $^{:64–65}$ |
| Myrciaria cauliflora | Jaboticaba | $^{:66–67}$ |
| Myrtus, including Myrtus communis | Myrtle | $^{:68–69}$ |
| Nandina domestica | Sacred or Heavenly Bamboo | |
| Nashia inaguensis | Bahama berry | |
| Neea buxifolia | Tropical boxwood | |
| Nothofagus | Southern beeches | |
| Olea europaea | Olive, European olive | $^{:70–71}$ |
| 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 | |
| Pittosporum | Pittosporum | |
| Podocarpus, including Podocarpus macrophyllus | Podocarpus, Yew Podocarpus, Kusamaki | $^{:72–73}$ |
| Polyscias fruticosa | Ming Aralia | $^{:74–75}$ |
| Portulacaria afra | Dwarf jade, elephant food, elephant bush | |
| Prunus cerasifera | Flowering Plum | |
| Prunus serrulata | Japanese Flowering Cherry (櫻) | |
| Prunus mume | Flowering Apricot (梅) | |
| Pseudosasa | Bamboo | |
| Pseudotsuga menziesii | Douglas Fir | |
| Punica granatum, including Punica granatum 'Nana' | Pomegranate | $^{:76–77}$ |
| Pyracantha | Firethorn | |

## Q to Z

| Botanical name | Common name | References |
| Quercus | Oak | |
| Rhaphiolepis indica | Indian Hawthorn | |
| Rhododendron, including: Rhododendron simsiiRhododendron indicumRhododendron obtusum var. amoenum | AzaleaSatsuki azaleaKurume azalea | $^{:78–79}$ |
| Robinia pseudoacacia | Black Locust | |
| Rosmarinus officinalis | Rosemary | |
| Sageretia, including Sageretia theezans | Chinese Sweet Plum, Pauper's Tea | $^{:80–81}$ |
| Sasa | Bamboo | |
| Schefflera actinophylla | Australian Umbrella Tree | $^{:82–83}$ |
| Serissa foetida | Snow RoseJapanese BoxthornTree of a Thousand Stars | $^{:84–85}$ |
| 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 | |
| Taxus | Yew | |
| Thymus | Thyme | |
| Tsuga | Hemlock | |
| Ulmus alata | Winged Elm | |
| Ulmus crassifolia | Cedar Elm | |
| Ulmus minor | Field Elm | |
| Ulmus parvifolia | Chinese Elm | $^{:86–87}$ |
| Ulmus pumila | Siberian Elm | |
| Wisteria floribunda | Japanese Wisteria | |
| Wisteria sinensis | Chinese Wisteria | |
| Zelkova serrata | Japanese Elm | |
| Zanthoxylum | Chinese Pepper | |