51cg

Bonsaitree
species

Care guides for the common Bonsaitree species

In this section, we'll take a closer look into tree-species that are used for growing 51cg, and Bonsaitree types. Each tree species has specific requirements for its cultivation, training, and care, so Bonsaitree identification is crucial to take proper care of your tree.

Selecting the right Bonsaitree species

SELECTING TREE SPECIES

Most popular species

Ficus — Ficus Ficus retusa or Ginseng

Juniper — Juniper Juniperus

Japanese maple — Japanese maple Acer palmatum

Find your tree species

We categorized the tree species into Broadleaf evergreen (leaves year-round), Deciduous (sheds leaves in fall) and Conifers (with needles or scale-like foliage). If you need more help, try our Identify my 51cg guide.

Broadleaf evergreen tree species

Tree species that never lose all of their leaves at a single time, though they do shed their leaves gradually throughout the year. We have 45 guides available in this category.

Ficus — Ficus Ficus retusa or ginseng, Fig

Dwarf Jade — Dwarf Jade Crassula or portulacaria

Fukien tea — Fukien tea Carmona

Azalea — Azalea Rhododendron

Snow rose — Snow rose Serissa

Bougainvillea — Bougainvillea Bougainvillea

Sweet plum — Sweet plum Sageretia theezans

Box or boxwood — Box or boxwood Buxus

Olive — Olive Olea europaea

Hawaiian umbrella — Hawaiian umbrella Schefflera arboricola

Money tree — Money tree Pachira aquatica

Privet — Privet Ligustrum

Cotoneaster — Cotoneaster Cotoneaster

Citrus or Lemon — Citrus or Lemon Citrus limon and sinensis

Brazilian rain tree — Brazilian rain tree Pithecellobium tortum

Brush cherry — Brush cherry Eugenia myrtifolia and syzygium

Japanese holly — Japanese holly Ilex crenata

Premna — Premna Premna

Jasmine — Jasmine Gardenia

Crepe myrtle — Crepe myrtle Lagerstroemia indica

Water jasmine — Water jasmine Wrightia religiosa

Myrtle — Myrtle Myrtus communis

Bamboo — Bamboo Bambusoideae

Aralia — Aralia Ming aralia, Polyscias

Fuchsia — Fuchsia Fuchsia

Wattle — Wattle Acacia

Firethorn — Firethorn Pyracantha

Hibiscus — Hibiscus Hibiscus

Eucalypt — Eucalypt Eucalyptus

Barbados cherry — Barbados cherry Malpighia glabra, emarginata

Pigeon Pea — Pigeon Pea Cajanus cajan

Camellia — Camellia Camellia

Desmodium — Desmodium Desmodium

Lilac — Lilac Syringa

Tamarind — Tamarind Tamarindus indica

Natal Plum — Natal Plum Carissa macrocarpa

Honeysuckle — Honeysuckle Lonicera

Barberry — Barberry Berberis

Duranta — Duranta Durantha

Chinese fringe flower — Chinese fringe flower Loropetalum

Streblus asper — Streblus asper Sand paper, Serut

Elaeagnus — Elaeagnus Silverberry

Cork oak — Cork oak Quercus suber

Pieris — Pieris Pieris japonica

Rosemary — Rosemary Rosemarinus, Herbal bonsai

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Deciduous tree species

Tree species that shed leaves in fall or in the dry season. We have 49 guides available in this category.

Chinese elm — Chinese elm Ulmus parviflora

Japanese maple — Japanese maple Acer palmatum

Cherry — Cherry Prunus, Sakura

Wisteria — Wisteria Wisteria

Jacaranda — Jacaranda Jacaranda mimosifolia

Japanese elm — Japanese elm Zelkova

Oak — Oak Quercus

Weeping willow — Weeping willow Salix

Flame tree — Flame tree Delonix regia or Royal poinciana

Desert rose — Desert rose Adenium obesum

Pomegranate — Pomegranate Punica granatum

Ginkgo — Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba, Ginko

Trident maple — Trident maple Acer buergerianum

Baobab — Baobab Baobab

Chinese pepper — Chinese pepper Zanthoxylum piperitum, Xanthoxylum

Apple and crabapple — Apple and crabapple Malus

Hornbeam and beech — Hornbeam and beech Carpinus and fagus

Birch — Birch Betula

Star magnolia — Star magnolia Magnolia stellata

Silk tree — Silk tree Albizia or Silk mimosa

Rose — Rose Rosa

Hackberry — Hackberry Celtis

Japanese winterberry — Japanese winterberry Ilex serrata

Chinese quince — Chinese quince Pseudocydonia

Hawthorn — Hawthorn Crataegus

Ash — Ash Fraxinus

Jabuticaba — Jabuticaba Plinia cauliflora, Jaboticaba

Judas tree — Judas tree Cercis

Liquidambar — Liquidambar Sweetgum

Dwarf flowering quince 'Chojubai' — Dwarf flowering quince 'Chojubai' Chaenomeles speciosa

Dogwood — Dogwood Cornus

Mulberry — Mulberry Morus

Black locust — Black locust Robinia pseudoacacia

Horse chestnut — Horse chestnut Aesculus

Red maple — Red maple Acer rubrum

Sophora — Sophora Sophora japonica

Japanese apricot — Japanese apricot Prunus mume

Forsythia — Forsythia Forsythia

Persimmon — Persimmon Diospyros, Kaki

Hazel — Hazel Corylus

Euonymus — Euonymus Spindle

Sycamore — Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus

Potentilla — Potentilla Cinquefoil

Blackthorn — Blackthorn Prunus spinosa

Beautyberry — Beautyberry Callicarpa

Almond — Almond Prunus dulcis

Stewartia — Stewartia Stewartia

Small-leaved Linden — Small-leaved Linden Tilia cordata

Alder — Alder Alnus

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Pines and Conifers

Tree species with needle or scale-like foliage. We have 16 guides available in this category.

Juniper — Juniper Juniperus

Pines — Pines Pinus, Black pine

Spruce — Spruce Picea

Redwoods — Redwoods Metasequoia and sequoia

Buddhist pine — Buddhist pine Podocarpus

Larch and Golden Larch — Larch and Golden Larch Larix, Pseudolarix

Hinoki cypress — Hinoki cypress Chamaecyparis

Bald cypress — Bald cypress Taxodium distichum

Cedar — Cedar Cedrus

Yew — Yew Taxus or taxaceae

Japanese cedar — Japanese cedar Cryptomeria

Thuja — Thuja Northern white cedar

Needle juniper — Needle juniper Juniperus rigida

Fir — Fir Abies

Monterey cypress — Monterey cypress Cupressus

Hemlock — Hemlock Tsuga

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