Thujas are an evergreen tree that are often grown for hedges, but not often seen in bonsai. There are a few different varieties, but the two you will occasionally find in bonsai is the Thuja Occidentalis (Easten white cedar) and the Thuja Plicata (Western red cedar). They are fairly similar and both come from North […]
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Grape is that well known fruit and special ingredient that’s found in wine, but of course it comes from a tree, well a vine. The grape vine is a very interesting plant; they grow naturally in Mediterranean areas and can get some pretty cool looking trunks. They can be used in bonsai, but they are
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The pomegranate is a small deciduous fruit tree from the Mediterranean that is now grown all around the world for its fruit. It is often used for bonsai and while most examples are quite young, you can find some incredible trees. They are easy to grow from seed and you can usually find them in
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The Jade is a common house plant around the world and it is actually a succulent. There are a number of varieties that have slightly different leaf shapes. Generally they are enjoyed more as house plants, but you can find them used as bonsai. They can be okay, but the “dwarf jade” or Portulacaira Afra
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Fuchsia is a small flowering shrub that is very popular in gardens and it is grown for its instantly recognisable two tone purple flowers. There are thousands of varieties, which will offer you different colours and size of flowers, as well as different hardiness levels, which can really affect how useful they are for bonsai.
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The snowberry is a part of the honeysuckle family and is native to North America. It is a tough, small shrub that is well known for its white berries. It is a common garden shrub as it can grow in pretty much any conditions and its white berries give gardens a lovely pop of colour
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The Ficus Benjamina, also known as the weeping fig is part of the ficus family. There are over 850 species of ficus, so this is a little broad to talk about their overall use for bonsai, which is why I am only focusing on the Benjamina. Ficus Benjamina is native to Asia, but is a
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The squamata juniper is small little evergreen shrub with wonderful bluish coloured needles. It is often called the Himalayan juniper and is also very well known as the Blue Star Juniper. It is actually a dwarf juniper meaning it never really gets that big and is a bit slower growing than some other junipers. It
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Portulacaria afra is a small evergreen shrub from South Africa. It is actually a succulent and looks like a smaller version of a jade, so it is often called a dwarf jade. This is what I usually call it, just because it’s less of a mouthful to say. It’s also known as spekboom or the
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There are two main types of yew, English Yew (taxus baccata) and Japanese Yew (taxus cuspidata). Both are used in bonsai and of course you will find the Japanese one to be more common in Japan and the English one to be more common in Europe. Both species are very similar, but I will mainly
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