Plants Used For Bonsai Trees

These trees have needle type leaves rather than broad leaves.

Plants used for bonsai trees. The creative art of bonsai. Indoors a formal bonsai display is arranged to represent a landscape and traditionally consists of the featured bonsai tree in an appropriate pot atop a wooden stand along with a shitakusa companion plant representing the foreground and a hanging scroll representing the background. The flowers of some. Japanese zelkova zelcova serrata and elm zelcova zelcova carpinifolia are popular choices for bonsai.

Jade plants are easy to train as bonsai by pruning and removing new shoots to get the look you want. List of plants that can be bonsai coniferous. Sheds leaves in fall. Ducugis diseases by danièle molez other illustrations by valerie rev.

The most popular species include the ficus and juniper. Many conifers are well suited for bonsai. Fig tree ficus bonsai ginseng juniper bonsai juniperus deciduous tree species. Can bonsai be created from any plant.

We help you select or identify your tree. My azalea was not a hardy species and would blossom in late winter in the house making it perfect for an indoor bonsai. The best trees for bonsai 1. Bodhi tree ficus religiosa 3.

This means selecting the right tree species for your environment or identifying which tree species you might already have is crucial to keep it healthy. Needles or scale. You can use flowering and fruiting shrubs as well as houseplants. Fukien tea carmona retusa 14.

All the primary plants used for bonsai.