Indoor Bonsai Plants

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Botanical Bonsai Names                                                                  Common Bonsai Names

 

 

Acacia farnesiana ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Flowering Dwarf Sweet Acacia

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Acacia galpiwii ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Monkey Thorn

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Aglaia orodata ----------------------------------------------------------------------------  Flowering Chinese Perfume

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Araucaria heterophylla (synonym Araucaria excelsa) --------------------------------------------- Norfolk Island Pine

 

Ardisia crenata ----------------------------------------------------  Coralberry, Coral bush, Hen's-eyes, or Spiceberry

 

Bougainvillea --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paper Flower

 

Bucida ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spiny Black Olive, Bullet tree

 

Buxus -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Boxwood

 

Carmona retusa --------------------------------------------------------------- Fukien Tea Tree, or Philippine Tea Tree

 

Crassula ovata ----------------------------------------------------------------- Jade plant, Friendship, or Lucky plant

 

Cupressus macrocarpa -------------------------------------------------------------  Monterey cypress or macrocarpa

 

Dracaena reflexa ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Pleomele or the Song of India

 

Ficus benjamina ----------------------------------------------------------- Weeping Fig, Benjamin's fig, or Ficus tree

 

Ficus neriifolia --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Willow-leaved fig

 

Ligustrum japonica ---------------------------------------------------------------- Japanese Privet or Wax-leaf Privet

 

Ligustrum rotundifolium ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Privet

 

Polyscias fruticosa ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ming Aralia

 

Portulacaria afra ------------------------------------------------------- Dwarf jade, Elephant's food, or Elephant bush

 

Schefflera arboricola (syn. Heptapleurum arboricolum) ----------------- Hawaiian Umbrella, or Dwarf Umbrella Tree

 

Serissa foetida, (synonym; Serissa japonica) ---------------------  Tree of a thousand stars, Snowrose, or Boxthorn

 

Tamarindus indica -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tamarind

 

Ulmus parvifolia ------------------------------------------------------------------------  Chinese Elm or Lacebark Elm

 

 

 

Outdoor Bonsai Plants

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​Botanical Bonsai Names                                                                  Common Bonsai Names

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​Abies ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fir

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Acer buergerianum -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trident Maple

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Acer campestre ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Field Maple, Hedge Maple
     
Acer circinatum --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Vine Maple
     
Acer ginnala ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amur Maple
     
Acer monspessulanum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Montpelier Maple

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Acer palmatum ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Japanese Maple

 

Acer rubrum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Red Maple
     
Adenium, Adenium obesum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Desert rose
     
Alnus -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Alder
     
Amelanchier canadensis ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amelanchier
     
Ampelopsis, Ampelopsis brevipedunculata ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ampelopsis
     
Aralia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Aralia
     
Arbutus ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Strawberry tree
     
Berberis ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barberry

     
Betula ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Birch
     
Betula nigra ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  River Birch
     
Bougainvillea --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Bougainvillea

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Buxus, Buxus microphylla, Buxus harlandii ------------------------------------------------------------- Box, Boxwood
     
Camellia japonica, Camellia reticulata -----------------------------------------------------------------------  Camellia
     
Carmona microphylla ------------------------------------------------------------ Fukien tea tree, Ehretia microphylla
     
Carpinus ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Hornbeam

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Cedrus atlantica ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Atlas Cedar Bonsai, Atlas Cedar

 

Cedrus libani ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lebanon Cedar
     
Celtis sinensis -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chinese Hackberry
     
Chaenomeles –--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Flowering Quince
     
Chamaecyparis ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cypress
     
Chamaecyparis obtusa –------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hinoki Cypress

     
Chamaecyparis pisifera ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sawara Cypress
     
Cissus antartica ---------------------------------------------------  Australian grape vine, Wild Grape, Kangaroo Vine
     
Citrus aurantifolia --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Key lime
     
Cornus -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Dogwood

 

Corylus avellana 'Contorta' -------------------------------------------------------------  Harry Lauder's Walking Stick
     
Cotinus coggygria ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Smoke Tree
     
Cotoneaster ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cotoneaster
     
Crataegus ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hawthorn
                  
Cryptomeria ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sugi
     
Cupressus, Cupressus macrocarpa ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cupressus
     
Cydonia oblonga -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Common Quince
     
Dasiphora fruticosa -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shrubby Cinquefoil
     
Elaeagnus --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elaeagnus
     
Enkianthus -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Enkianthus
     
Eugenia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brush cherries
     
Euonymus ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spindle
     
Euphorbia balsamifera --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Wolfsmilk
                
Fagus -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Beech
     
Ficus benghalensis --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Banyan
     
Ficus benjamina ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Weeping Fig     
Ficus carica ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fig tree, common  Fig
     
Ficus microcarpa ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chinese Banyan Fig
     
Ficus neriifolia --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Willow-leaved Fig
     
Ficus retusa --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Fig
     
Ficus rubiginosa --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Port Jackson Fig
     
Fortunella hindsii --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dwarf organge
     
Fraxinus ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ash
     
Fuchsia, Fuchsia fulgens hybrids ------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Fuchsia
     
Gardenia, Gardenia jasminoides ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gardenia
     
Ginkgo biloba --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ginkgo      
Gledista triacanthos ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Honey Locust
     
Grevillea robusta -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Silver Oak
     
Hedera helix -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ivy
     
Hibiscus syriacus ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hibiscus
     
Ilex --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Holly
     
Jacaranda mimosifolia --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blue jacaranda
     
Jasminum nudiflorum --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Winter Jasmine

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Juniperus californica --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- California Juniper
     
Juniperus chinensis ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chinese Juniper, Shimpaku
     
Juniperus procumbens --------------------------------------------------------------- Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper
     
Juniperus squamata -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blue Juniper
     
Juniperus virginiana ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eastern Juniper
     
Lagerstroemia, Lagerstroemia indica ------------------------------------------------------ Crape myrtle, Indian Lilac
     
Lantana camara ---------------------------------------- Spanish Flag, West Indian Lantana, Jamaica Mountain Sage

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Larix ---------------------------------------------------------------------  Japanese Larch, American Larch, Tamarack
     
Ligustrum -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Privet
     
Liquidambar ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sweetgum
 

Lonicera ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Shrubby Honeysuckles
     
Magnolia stellata ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Star Magnolia
     
Malpighia, Malpighia coccigera ----------------------------------------------------------------------  Barbados Cherry
     
Malus ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Apple/Crabapple
     
Mangifera ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mangifera

 

Metasequoia glyptostroboides ------------------------------------------------------------------------  Dawn Redwood
     
Murraya paniculata ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Orange Jasmine, Satinwood
     
Myrciaria cauliflora ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jaboticaba
     
Myrtus, Myrtus communis -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Myrtle
     
Nandina domestica ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sacred or Heavenly Bamboo
     
Nashia inaguensis --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Bahama berry
     
Nothofagus -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Southern beeches
     
Olea europaea ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Olive, European olive
     
Parthenocissus ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Creeper, Boston Ivy
     
Phyllostachys -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Bamboo

 

Picea -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spruce (Black Hills Spruce)
     
Pieris ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andromeda
     
Pinus clausa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sand Pine
     
Pinus mugo --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mugo Pine, Mountain Pine
     
Pinus parviflora ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Japanese White Pine
     
Pinus ponderosa ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Western Yellow Pine
     
Pinus thunbergii ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Japanese Black Pine
     
Pinus virginiana -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Virginia Pine
     
Pittosporum ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pittosporum
     
Podocarpus, Podocarpus macrophyllus -------------------------------------- Podocarpus, Yew Podocarpus, Kusamaki
     
Polyscias fruticosa ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ming Aralia
     
Portulacaria afra -----------------------------------------------------------  Dwarf jade, elephant food, elephant bush

 

Prunus mume ------------------------------------------------  Chinese plum, Japanese Apricot, Panese Apricot, Ume
     
Prunus serrulata --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Japanese Flowering Cherry
     
Pseudosasa ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Bamboo
     
Punica granatum, Punica granatum 'Nana' -------------------------------------------------------------- Pomegranate
     
Pyracantha --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Firethorn
     
Quercus -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Oak
     
Rhaphiolepis indica ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Indian Hawthorn
     
Rhododendron --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Azalea
     
Rhododendron simsii -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Rhododendron
     
Rhododendron indicum --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Satsuki azalea
     
Rhododendron obtusum var. amoenum ---------------------------------------------  Kurume azalea, Kurume hybrids
     
Robinia pseudoacacia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Black Locust
     
Sageretia, Sageretia theezans ---------------------------------------------------- Chinese Sweet Plum, Pauper's Tea
     
Sasa ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bamboo
     
Schefflera actinophylla ----------------------------------------------------------------------  Australian Umbrella Tree

 

Sequoia sempervirens ------------------------------------------------ Redwood, Coast Redwood, California Redwood
     
Serissa foetida -------------------------------------------- Snow Rose, Japanese Boxthorn, Tree of a Thousand Stars
     
Sorbus ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowan and Whitebeam
     
Syzygium smithii ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brush cherry
     
Tamarix ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Tamarisk
     
Taxodium ascendens ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Pond cypress

 

Taxodium distichum -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Bald Cypress
     
Taxus -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yew
     
Thymus --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thyme
     
Tsuga --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hemlock
     
Ulmus alata ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Winged Elm      
Ulmus crassifolia -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Cedar Elm
     
Ulmus minor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Field Elm

 

Ulmus parvifolia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chinese Elm
     
Wisteria floribunda ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Japanese Wisteria
     
Wisteria sinensis ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chinese Wisteria
     
Zanthoxylum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chinese Pepper
     
Zelkova serrata ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Japanese Elm

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