The evergreen Crassula ovata, also commonly known as Money Plant, Money Tree, Jade Tree, and Lucky Plant, is a succulent native to the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa as well as Mozambique. It is commonly grown as a garden plant and a bonsai all over the world.
The bougainvillea sapectabilis is a gloriously coloured ornamental woody shrub with heart-shaped leaves, vibrant petals and thorny stems. The plant is named after the French Navy Admiral Louis Antoine de Bougainville when he and Philibert Commerce, a French botanist, discovered it in 1768 whilst on a global journey.
Water Jasmine is a tree species native to Southeast Asia that can reach around 20 feet (6 meters) in the wild.
Despite being a large tree, it has become very popular as a bonsai. You might recognize it by any of these names: Water Jasmine, Wild Water Plum, Sacred Buddhist, Wondrous
The Trident maple (Acer buergerianum) is a hardy, vigorous tree that responds well to bonsai culture and is a great plant for beginners. This tree was bred in Taiwan and eastern China, where it has been a popular bonsai plant and is also known as the Chinese Maple bonsai tree.
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Podocarpus is an ancient genus of evergreen trees that are widely grown in humid, warmer areas and found throughout Australia and eastern Asia.
Common species include the Buddhist pine and Japanese yew, although they Podocarpus is not in the yew family.
Acacias are members of a large family of trees and shrubs that are found in tropical areas and evoke African savannahs or the Australian outback. With their fern-like leaves and yellow (or sometimes white or pink) clusters of gorgeous flowers, these trees are widely grown for their beauty.
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These members of the birch family are well suited for bonsai. Hornbeam bonsai trees (Carpinus) are popular in Japan and throughout the West. These trees have bright green leaves, beautiful trunks with grey smooth bark, and leaves that turn pretty colours in the autumn. The bark and buds are attractive over the winter.
The ficus bonsai belongs to the family of the Moraceae, otherwise known as mulberry or fig plants. The family is large, with around 38 genera and between 800 and 2000 species. It’s a really popular choice for bonsai beginners as it is relatively easy to grow.
The Brazilian rain tree, with the Latin name Pithecellobium tortum, is native to the rainforests of Brazil and belongs to the legume (Leguminosae) family. It is a hardwood tree with delicate branches and compound leaves with tiny leaflets. The leaflets of this tree are a light green color and fold up
Do you want a bonsai that brings some color into your life in winter? Then the Camellia bonsai might just be the plant for you. Camellia is actually a genus that includes several species of trees that belong to the tea plant family (Theaceae).
Camellia bonsai are small versions of the evergreen
