BONSAI ALCHEMIST BLOG

Z for Zelkova With only six species, the Zelkova genus is probably one of the smallest genera grown as bonsai. It’s actually part of the

Y for Yew We’ve finally reached the majestic Yew genus. With only about 16 species still alive today, there are four species that have become

X for Xylosma If this genus name is hard for you to say, you can try brushholly instead. As part of the willow family (Salicaceae),

W for Wisteria As one of the genera with only a few species, the Wisteria tree is probably one you already know. Growing natively in

V for Viburnum Consisting of a massive genus of about 175 species, Viburnum isn’t an everyday name you’ll hear spoken in the bonsai community. It’s

U for Ulmus You’ve finally reached the majestic Elm genus I mentioned before, swapping it from E to U. You’ve no doubt heard about the

T for Texas Ebony Here’s one of our bonsai species from the legume or bean family. As the name implies, it’s mostly found in Texas,

S for Spruce Picea, or Spruce, is another genus in the Pine family that’s quite popular as a bonsai. While they aren’t available everywhere, they’re

R for Red Flowering Gum While this species is called Corymbia ficifolia, some refer to it as Eucalyptus ficifolia. I prefer the former. This beautiful

Q for Quercus While Q may have been a challenging letter for other categories, Quercus was the obvious answer for an alphabetical list of bonsai

P for Pomegranate The Pomegranate tree is a species that belongs to the Lithrum family. It’s a stunning fruit tree that bears massive fruit with

O for Olive There are two aspects I want to cover for the Olive bonsai tree. Firstly, there’s the Olea genus which has about 40

N for Norfolk Island Pine The Norfolk Island Pine is part of the araucarian family that actually extends back to dinosaur times; the Jurassic Period,

M for Maple You might know the Acer genus name more, but many of us prefer to go by Maple. Of course, one of the

L for Lemon Let’s follow that one up with a species that’s definitely part of the Citus genus. I’m not sure how many of you

K for Kumquat Yes, actress Nina Dobrev revealed to Vin Diesel in the Return of Xander Cage movie that Kumquat is her safe word, but

J for Juniper I’m sure many of you know the Juniper bonsai tree. Made famous by the Karate Kid movies, there are just less than

I for Italian Cypress Also known as the Mediterranean or Tuscan Cypress, the Italian Cypress bonsai is one that’s doing particularly well on our site.