How To Identify Bonsai Tree Species

Here is some identification assistance for several of the most widely available bonsai trees.
How to identify bonsai tree species. Fig tree ficus bonsai ginseng juniper bonsai juniperus deciduous tree species. It is a very popular species for bonsai. The bark of older pine trees becomes scaly or flaky. Canopy under story shrub and ground.
Bonsai is an ancient art with its origins in china where it was called penjing although the word bonsai comes from a japanese word for tree in small pot. Leaves that drop to the soil can be used as an organic material for the soil. Care guide for the juniper bonsai tree juniperus. For bonsai pines are especially popular and many people even regard them as the most typical bonsai trees.
How to identify bonsai trees. Look for mottled markings which will be red brown dark gray or cream colored. Needles scales and broadleaf. Pine trees are evergreen coniferous resinous trees with needles that appear in bundles of two to five.
The leaves are arranged in strata. Determine whether the bonsai tree is evergreen or deciduous. The two most popular species. The chinese bird plum is a semitropical evergreen while many hollies can be deciduous or evergreen depending on the species.
However there are exceptions. Most evergreens have needles or scales while most broadleaf trees are deciduous meaning they drop their leaves when dormant. Needles or scale. Need long and warm growing seasons.
Clicking on bonsai tree pictures will open a new window or tab displaying a larger picture and tree identification information. The trunks often have twisted and bent shapes and most older specimen have deadwood. Touch the bark of the tree which should feel rough indicating proper care. Other evergreen bonsai trees include the brush cherry okinawa holly fukien tea boxwood jade tree and lavender star flower.
If the tree is stressed it can produce some needle like juvenile foliage. Some of the species listed below are not normally classes as trees that is they normally grow as shrubs herbaceous plants or vines however when grown in bonsai form they can represent a tree. Gently handle the leaves which should feel leathery to the touch. The chinese juniper is easy to care for but must not be watered too much.
Sheds leaves in fall.