Tree guide
Abies koreana
Firs have a rare beauty that can result in a very attractive bonsai…
4 August 2026
Tree guide
Acer palmatum
Acer palmatum, the Japanese maple, has a wide distribution and grows at many elevations throughout its native habitat. In cultivation,
2 January 2020
Tree guide
Adenium
Jerome Kellerhals’ bonsai garden is in sunny Florida, where he mainly works on semi-tropicals. The Ademium, or desert rose, is
1 November 2020
Tree guide
Buxus sempervirens
Boxwood Its botanic name Buxus comes from the Greek word puksos, meaning ‘dense’, because of its very hard wood, which
24 February 2020
Tree guide
Carmona
Fukien tea Ehretia Buxifolia is a very common ‘supermarket’ bonsai also known in the bonsai world as Carmona microphylla. It
16 November 2004
Tree guide
Celtis
The Celtis (Hackberry) originates from China and Taiwan and has a strong yet graceful trunk with neat oval leaves. In
20 January 2005
Tree guide
Chaenomeles
The quince is perhaps the only fruit and flower bearing tree with so many attractive qualities. The dramatic movement and
8 November 2003
Tree guide
Chamaecyparis
Hinoki can withstand cold; however, protect against severe cold, wind and frost…
15 December 2025
Technique
Chionanthus retusus
The challenge is to create a finished tree starting from scratch In this series we look at creating bonsai from…...
18 January 2020
Tree guide
Conocarpus
Mike Lane’s story of a buttonwood and his best ever decision. Sixty Seconds. This was all the time I needed
19 March 2021
Tree guide
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster is a familiar plant, which can be found in almost every garden. It has all the plus points: small
13 April 2020
