BONSAI ALCHEMIST BLOG

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.

H for Hibiscus Here’s a bonsai tree genus that my buddy and co-writer Russ Kidson is an expert at. As part of the Mallow family,

G for Gardenia The Gardenia is smaller in comparison to Ficus and Eucalyptus, but it still has more than 100 species. Native to Africa, Australia,

F for Ficus I’m sure you expected the Ficus genus to appear under F under my alphabetical list of bonsai trees. With about 850 species

E for Eucalyptus The Eucalyptus genus has over seven hundred species. It was important for me to tell you that, as I’m still shocked by

D for Douglas Fir Here’s a bonsai name that’s slightly misleading. While we call it a Douglas Fir bonsai tree, it’s not really a fir

C for Camellia The Camellia genus is mostly native to some parts of Asia, specifically Japan and the Himalayas. It’s an absolutely gorgeous tree with

B for Bougainvillea Many of you may think of the Bougainvillea as a vine or bush, but it’s actually quite popular as a bonsai tree.

A for Azalea You may recognize this genus by its Latin name, Rhododendron. As part of the Heath family, the most attractive aspect of this