| PHOENIX BONSAI SOCIETY : LIST OF PLANTS AS BONSAI HERE  |
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| This Page Last Updated: July 11, 2015 |
| 1 Look up the plant desired by its common name in the left hand column. There are separate entries for the various common names for a given species to help locate it quickly.
2. Click on the name to go to our database information about that plant. 3. To go to a particular Group, click on that Group’s button either at the top or bottom of this page. |
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| Acacia | (Acacia sp.) | II |
| African Sumac | (Rhus lancea) | I |
| Akebia, Japanese | (Akebia quinata) | I |
| Aleppo Pine | (Pinus halepensis) | II |
| Apple, Crab | (Malus sp.) | III |
| Arborvitae, Oriental | (Platycladus/Thuja orientalis) | II |
| Arizona Ash | (Fraxinus velutina) | II |
| Ash, Arizona | (Fraxinus velutina) | II |
| Atriplex | (Atriplex sp.) | II |
| Australian Bush Cherry | (Syzygium paniculatum) | III |
| Australian Tea Tree | (Leptospermum scoparium) | IV |
| Bald Cypress | (Taxodium distichum) | IV |
| Bamboo, Heavenly | (Nandina domestica) | V |
| Banyan, Chinese | (Ficus microcarpa) | I |
| Barbados Cherry | (Malpighia glabra) | II |
| Black Olive | (Bucida spinosa) | II |
| Bottlebrush, Weeping | (Callistemon viminalis) | II |
| Bougainvillea | (Bougainvillea sp.) | I |
| Boxwood, Japanese | (Buxus microphylla japonica) | III |
| Brittlebush | (Encelia farinosa) | II |
| Burtt Davyi Fig | (Ficus burtt-davyi) | I |
| Bush Cherry, Australian | (Syzygium paniculatum) | III |
| Buttonwood | (Conocarpus erectus) | IV |
| California Juniper | (Juniperus californica) | IV |
| California Pepper Tree | (Schinus molle) | II |
| Camellia | (Camellia sp.) | III |
| Cape Honeysuckle | (Tecomaria capensis) | III |
| Carob | (Ceratonia siliqua) | II |
| Salt Cedar | (Tamarix sp.) | II |
| Chaste Tree | (Vitex agnus-castus) | I |
| Cherry, Australian Bush | (Syzygium paniculatum) | III |
| Cherry, Barbados | (Malpighia glabra) | II |
| Chinese Banyan | (Ficus microcarpa) | I |
| Chinese Elm | (Ulmus parvifolia) | I |
| Chinese Sweet Plum | (Sageretia theezens) | III |
| Chinese Tallow Tree | (Sapium sebiferum) | III |
| Citrus | (Citrus sp.) | II |
| Crab Apple | (Malus sp.) | III |
| Crape Myrtle | (Lagerstroemia indica) | IV |
| Creosote | (Larrea tridentata) | III |
| Cypress, Bald | (Taxodium distichum) | IV |
| Desert Fern | (Lysiloma thornberi) | II |
| Desert Willow | (Chilopsis linearis) | II |
| Dwarf Jade | (Portulacaria afra) | V |
| Dwarf Myrtle | (Myrtus communis ‘Compacta’) | I |
| Dwarf Pomegranate | (Punica granatum ‘Nana’) | II |
| Dwarf Powder Puff | (Calliandra eriophylla) | IV |
| Ebony, Mexican | (Havardia mexicana) | I |
| Ebony, Texas | (Ebenopsis ebano) | I |
| Eleagnus | (Eleagnus sp.) | II |
| Eldarica Pine | (Pinus eldarica) | III |
| Elephant Tree | (Bursera microphylla) | I |
| Elephant Tree | (Pachycormus discolor) | II |
| Elephant’s Food | (Portulacaria afra) | V |
| Elm, Chinese | (Ulmus parvifolia) | I |
| Elm, Japanese Gray-Bark | (Zelkova serrata) | IV |
| Emu Bush | (Eremophila sp.) | I |
| Eucalyptus | (Eucalyptus sp.) | IV |
| English Ivy | (Hedera helix) | V |
| Euonymus, Evergreen | (Euonymus japonica) | II |
| European Grape | (Vitis vinifera) | II |
| Evergreen Euonymus | (Euonymus japonica) | II |
| Fairy Duster | (Calliandra eriophylla) | IV |
| Feather Bush | (Lysiloma thornberi) | II |
| Fig, Burtt Davyi | (Ficus burtt-davyi) | I |
| Fig, Indian Laurel | (Ficus microcarpa) | I |
| Fig, Narrow-leaf or Willow-leaf | (Ficus nerifolia) | I |
| Fig, Weeping | (Ficus benjamina) | I |
| Firethorn | (Pyracantha sp.) | IV |
| Flowering Pear | (Pyrus calleryana) | III |
| Fragrant Elephant Tree | (Bursera fagaroides) | I |
| Fukien Tea | (Ehretia microphylla) | IV |
| Gardenia | (Gardenia augusta) | III |
| Ginkgo | (Ginkgo biloba) | IV |
| Goldwater Pine | (Pinus eldarica) | III |
| Grape, European | (Vitis vinifera) | II |
| Greasewood | (Larrea tridentata) | III |
| Gum Tree | (Eucalyptus sp.) | IV |
| Hackberry, Reticulated or Western | (Celtis reticulata) | II |
| Hawaiian Elf Schefflera | (Schefflera arboricola) | II |
| Heather, Mexican | (Cuphea hyssopifolia) | IV |
| Heavenly Bamboo | (Nandina domestica) | V |
| Holly, Yaupon | (Ilex vomitoria) | II |
| Honeysuckle, Cape | (Tecomaria capensis) | III |
| Hornbeam | (Carpinus sp.) | IV |
| Ironwood | (Olneya tesota) | I |
| Italian Stone Pine | (Pinus pinea) | III |
| Ivy, English | (Hedera helix) | V |
| Jabily Tree | (Operculicarya decaryi) | I |
| Jacaranda | (Jacaranda mimosifolia) | III |
| Jade, Dwarf | (Portulacaria afra) | V |
| Japanese Akebia | (Akebia quinata) | I |
| Japanese Black Pine | (Pinus thunbergii) | IV |
| Japanese Boxwood | (Buxus microphylla japonica) | III |
| Japanese Contorted Quince | (Chaenomeles lagenaria) | IV |
| Japanese Flowering Plum | (Prunus mume) | IV |
| Japanese Gray-Bark Elm | (Zelkova serrata) | IV |
| Japanese Maple | (Acer palmatum) | IV |
| Japanese Privet | (Ligustrum japonicum) | II |
| Jasmine, Orange | (Murraya exotica) | II |
| Juniper, California | (Juniperus californica) | IV |
| Juniper, Procumben | (Juniperus procumbens ‘Nana’) | I |
| Juniper, Prostrate | (Juniperus prostrata ‘Foemina’) | II |
| Juniper, San Jose | (Juniperus squamata) | II |
| Juniper, Shore | (Juniperus conferta) | II |
| Lady Palm | (Rhapis excelsa) | V |
| Lantana | (Lantana montevidensis) | I |
| Lavender Starflower | (Grewia occidentalis) | III |
| Liquidamber | (Liquidamber sp.) | III |
| Magnolia | (Magnolia sp.) | III |
| Maidenhair Tree | (Ginkgo biloba) | IV |
| Manzanita | (Arcotostaphylos sp.) | IV |
| Maple, Japanese | (Acer palmatum) | IV |
| Maple, Trident | (Acer buergeranum) | IV |
| Melaleuca, Pink | (Melaleuca nesophila) | II |
| Mesquite | (Prosopis sp.) | II |
| Mexican Ebony | (Havardia mexicana) | I |
| Mexican Heather | (Cuphea hyssopifolia) | IV |
| Monk’s Pepper | (Vitex agnus-castus) | I |
| Mulberry, White | (Morus alba) | II |
| Myrtle, Crape | (Lagerstroemia indica) | IV |
| Myrtle, Dwarf | (Myrtus communis ‘Compacta’) | I |
| Myrtle, Twisted | (Myrtus communis ‘Boetica’) | II |
| Narrow-leaf Fig | (Ficus nerifolia) | I |
| Natal Plum | (Carissa macrocarpa) | I |
| Norfolk Island Pine | (Araucaria heterophylla) | IV |
| Oak | (Quercus sp.) | III |
| Oak, Silk | (Grevillea robusta) | II |
| Olive, Black | (Bucida spinosa) | II |
| Olive, Fruitless | (Olea europaea) | I |
| Olive, Texas | (Cordia boissieri) | II |
| Oriental Arborvitae | (Platycladus/Thuja orientalis) | II |
| Palm, Lady or Rhapis | (Rhapis excelsa) | V |
| Palm, Sago | (Cycas revoluta) | V |
| Palo Brea | (Cercidium and Parkinsonia sp.) | II |
| Palo Verde | (Cercidium and Parkinsonia sp.) | II |
| Pear, Flowering | (Pyrus calleryana) | III |
| Pepper, Monk’s | (Vitex agnus-castus) | I |
| Pepper Tree, California | (Schinus molle) | II |
| Pine, Aleppo | (Pinus halepensis) | II |
| Pine, Eldarica | (Pinus eldarica) | III |
| Pine, Goldwater | (Pinus eldarica) | III |
| Pine, Italian Stone | (Pinus pinea) | III |
| Pine, Japanese Black | (Pinus thunbergii) | IV |
| Pine, Norfolk Island | (Araucaria heterophylla) | IV |
| Pink Melaleuca | (Melaleuca nesophila) | II |
| Pistachio | (Pistache sp.) | II |
| Pittosporum | (Pittosporum tobira) | I |
| Plum, Chinese Sweet | (Sageretia theezens) | III |
| Plum, Japanese Flowering | (Prunus mume) | IV |
| Plum, Natal | (Carissa macrocarpa) | I |
| Plum, Purple-leaf | (Prunus cerasifera ‘Atropurpurea’) | IV |
| Pomegranate, Dwarf | (Punica granatum ‘Nana’) | II |
| Privet, Japanese or Wax-Leaf | (Ligustrum japonicum) | II |
| Procumben Juniper | (Juniperus procumbens ‘Nana’) | I |
| Prostrate Juniper | (Juniperus prostrata ‘Foemina’) | II |
| Purple-leaf Plum | (Prunus cerasifera ‘Atropurpurea’) | IV |
| Pyracantha | (Pyracantha sp.) | IV |
| Quailbush | (Atriplex sp.) | II |
| Quince, Japanese Contorted | (Chaenomeles lagenaria) | IV |
| Reticulated Hackberry | (Celtis reticulata) | II |
| Rhapis Palm | (Rhapis excelsa) | V |
| Rosemary | (Rosmarinus officinalis) | III |
| Sago Palm | (Cycas revoluta) | V |
| Salt Cedar | (Tamarix sp.) | II |
| San Jose Juniper | (Juniperus squamata) | II |
| Schefflera, Hawaiian Elf | (Schefflera arboricola) | II |
| Sedum | (Sedum sp.) | V |
| Serissa | (Serissa foetida) | IV |
| Shore Juniper | (Juniperus conferta) | II |
| Silk Oak | (Grevillea robusta) | II |
| Silver Berry | (Eleagnus sp.) | II |
| Snow Rose | (Serissa foetida) | IV |
| St. John’s Bread | (Ceratonia siliqua) | II |
| Starflower, Lavender | (Grewia occidentalis) | III |
| Sumac, African | (Rhus lancea) | I |
| Sweet Gum | (Liquidamber sp.) | III |
| Sweet Plum, Chinese | (Sageretia theezens) | III |
| Tallow Tree, Chinese | (Sapium sebiferum) | III |
| Tamarisk | (Tamarix sp.) | II |
| Tea Tree, Australian | (Leptospermum scoparium) | IV |
| Tenaza | (Havardiana pallens) | I |
| Texas Ebony | (Ebenopsis ebano) | I |
| Texas Olive | (Cordia boissieri) | II |
| Texas Ranger or Texas Sage | (Leucophyllum frutescens) | II |
| Trichodiadema | (Trichodiadema sp.) | V |
| Trident Maple | (Acer buergeranum) | IV |
| Vitex | (Vitex agnus-castus) | I |
| Wax-Leaf Privet | (Ligustrum japonicum) | II |
| Weeping Bottlebrush | (Callistemon viminalis) | II |
| Weeping Fig | (Ficus benjamina) | I |
| Western Hackberry | (Celtis reticulata) | II |
| White Mulberry | (Morus alba) | II |
| Willow-leaf Fig | (Ficus nerifolia) | I |
| Willow, Desert | (Chilopsis linearis) | II |
| Wintersweet | (Chimonanthus praecox) | III |
| Wisteria | (Wisteria sp.) | IV |
| Yaupon Holly | (Ilex vomitoria) | II |
| Zelkova | (Zelkova serrata) | IV |
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