The main plant species (or essences) used for bonsai education. It is essential to know exactly the species of your bonsai trees, to know how to best treat them. The recognition takes place through the observation of the leaves (color and shape), of the bark (young and adult specimens can have even considerable differences) and any flowers and fruits.
The shape of the plant, on the other hand, is not always significant because it can be modeled according to the various styles provided by bonsai art.
Click on the photo to enlarge or on the name of the plant for more information.

	Japanese maple Acer palmatum
	Trident maple Acer buergerianum
	Field maple Acer campestre
	Montpellier maple Acer monspessulanum
	Azalea Rhododendron
	Boxwood Buxus
	Carmona Carmona microphylla
	Pepper tree Zanthoxylum piperitum
	Fig tree Ficus carica
	Ficus retusa Ficus retusa
	Myrtle Myrtus communis
	Syzygium Syzygium buxifolium
	Pyracantha Pyracantha angustifolia
	Pyracantha Pyracantha coccinea
	Cork Oak Quercus suber
	Olive tree Olea europaea
	Mastic tree Pistacia lentiscus
	Eleagnus Eleagnus
	Field Elm Ulmus minor
	Chinese Elm Ulmus parviflora
	Japanese Elm Zelkova
	Serissa Serissa foetida
	Sageretia Sageretia theezans
	Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
	Korean Hornbeam Carpinus coreana
	Beech tree Fagus sylvatica
	Birch Betula
	Ligustrum Ligustrum
	Cotoneaster Cotoneaster
	Podocarpus Podocarpus
	Redwood Metasequoia glyptostroboides
	Loropetalum Loropetalum chinense
	Apple tree Malus
	Quince Apple tree Pseudocydonia
	Pear tree Pyrus pyraster
	Prunus Prunus cerasifera ‘Pissardii’
	Wisteria Wisteria
	Pomegranate Punica granatum
	Howthorn Crataegus monogyna
	Elder Sambucus
	Oak tree Quercus
	Pinus pentaphylla Pinus pentaphylla
	White pine Pinus parviflora
	Black pine Pinus thunbergii
	Mountain pine Pinus mugo
	Scots pine Pinus sylvestris
	Larch Larix decidua
	Juniper Juniperus
	Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum
	Yew Taxus
	Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba
	Forsythia Forsythia

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