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type: species-index
title: "All Bonsai Species"
count: 48
url: "https://www.bonsailist.com/species"
---

# All Bonsai Species

48 species with structured care data. Append `.md` to any URL below for the Markdown version.

| Species | Scientific Name | Difficulty | Environment |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Juniper Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/juniper) | *Juniperus chinensis* | beginner | outdoor |
| [Japanese Maple Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/japanese-maple) | *Acer palmatum* | intermediate | outdoor |
| [Ficus Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/ficus) | *Ficus microcarpa* | beginner | both |
| [Chinese Elm Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/chinese-elm) | *Ulmus parvifolia* | beginner | both |
| [Jade Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/jade) | *Crassula ovata* | beginner | both |
| [Bald Cypress Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/bald-cypress) | *Taxodium distichum* | intermediate | outdoor |
| [Azalea Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/azalea) | *Rhododendron spp.* | intermediate | outdoor |
| [Cherry Blossom Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/cherry-blossom) | *Prunus serrulata* | advanced | outdoor |
| [Wisteria Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/wisteria) | *Wisteria floribunda* | intermediate | outdoor |
| [Olive Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/olive) | *Olea europaea* | beginner | both |
| [Fukien Tea Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/fukien-tea) | *Carmona retusa* | intermediate | indoor |
| [Dwarf Jade Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/dwarf-jade) | *Portulacaria afra* | beginner | both |
| [Pomegranate Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/pomegranate) | *Punica granatum* | intermediate | outdoor |
| [Zelkova Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/zelkova) | *Zelkova serrata* | beginner | outdoor |
| [Trident Maple Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/trident-maple) | *Acer buergerianum* | intermediate | outdoor |
| [Crabapple Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/crabapple) | *Malus sylvestris* | intermediate | outdoor |
| [Bougainvillea Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/bougainvillea) | *Bougainvillea glabra* | intermediate | both |
| [Podocarpus Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/podocarpus) | *Podocarpus macrophyllus* | beginner | both |
| [Bamboo Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/bamboo) | *Bambusa ventricosa* | intermediate | both |
| [Serissa (Snow Rose) Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/serissa) | *Serissa japonica* | intermediate | both |
| [Boxwood Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/boxwood) | *Buxus sempervirens* | beginner | outdoor |
| [Hinoki Cypress Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/hinoki-cypress) | *Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana'* | intermediate | outdoor |
| [Schefflera (Umbrella Tree) Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/schefflera) | *Schefflera arboricola* | beginner | indoor |
| [Cotoneaster Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/cotoneaster) | *Cotoneaster horizontalis* | beginner | outdoor |
| [Brazilian Rain Tree Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/brazilian-rain-tree) | *Pithecellobium tortum* | intermediate | both |
| [Buttonwood Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/buttonwood) | *Conocarpus erectus* | intermediate | both |
| [Norfolk Island Pine Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/norfolk-island-pine) | *Araucaria heterophylla* | beginner | indoor |
| [Willow Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/willow) | *Salix babylonica* | intermediate | outdoor |
| [Cedar Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/cedar) | *Cedrus deodara* | intermediate | outdoor |
| [Ginkgo Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/ginkgo) | *Ginkgo biloba* | intermediate | outdoor |
| [Hornbeam Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/hornbeam) | *Carpinus betulus* | intermediate | outdoor |
| [Larch Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/larch) | *Larix decidua* | intermediate | outdoor |
| [Beech Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/beech) | *Fagus sylvatica* | intermediate | outdoor |
| [Yew Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/yew) | *Taxus baccata* | intermediate | outdoor |
| [Jacaranda Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/jacaranda) | *Jacaranda mimosifolia* | intermediate | both |
| [Rosemary Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/rosemary) | *Salvia rosmarinus* | beginner | both |
| [Privet Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/ligustrum) | *Ligustrum sinense* | beginner | outdoor |
| [Desert Rose Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/desert-rose) | *Adenium obesum* | intermediate | both |
| [Money Tree Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/money-tree) | *Pachira aquatica* | beginner | indoor |
| [Hawaiian Umbrella Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/hawaiian-umbrella) | *Schefflera arboricola 'Luseane'* | beginner | indoor |
| [Satsuki Azalea Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/satsuki-azalea) | *Rhododendron indicum* | advanced | outdoor |
| [Black Pine Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/black-pine) | *Pinus thunbergii* | advanced | outdoor |
| [White Pine Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/white-pine) | *Pinus parviflora* | advanced | outdoor |
| [Cork Bark Elm Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/cork-bark-elm) | *Ulmus parvifolia 'Corticosa'* | intermediate | both |
| [Brush Cherry Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/brush-cherry) | *Syzygium australe* | intermediate | both |
| [Firethorn Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/firethorn) | *Pyracantha coccinea* | intermediate | outdoor |
| [Birch Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/birch) | *Betula pendula* | intermediate | outdoor |
| [Hackberry Bonsai](https://www.bonsailist.com/species/hackberry) | *Celtis sinensis* | beginner | outdoor |

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*Source: [BonsaiList](https://www.bonsailist.com/species)*