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Chapter 16. Suggested List of Plants Suitable for Bonsai.

Those which may be grown indoors as well as out are indicated with an asterisk (*); for such plants 45 to 50oF winter temperatures are favorable. Those followed by „f“ bear fruit. For plants strictly limited to indoor culture see end of list.

EVERGREEN CONIFERS

Trees

*Cedrus atlantica (atlas cedar)
Chamaecyparis obtusa (Hinoki cypress)
Chamaecyparis pisifera, and vareties (Retinospora)
*Cryptomeria japonica
Picea abies maxwelli (Dwarf Norway spruce)
Picea glauca conica (Dwarf white spruce)
Picea jezoensis (Yeddo sprurce)
Pinus parviflora (Japanese white pine)
Shrubs – The last for low-growing varieries are suitable for training in cascade style
Juniperus chinensis sargenti (sergeant juniper)
*Juniperus horizontalis ‘Bar harbon’
*Juniperus horizontalis ‘Wiltoni’
*Juniperus squamanta prostrana (Prostrate juniper)
Taxus cuspidate nana (Dwarf Japanese yew)

DECIDUOUS CONIFER

Larix leptolepis (Japanese larch)
Metasequoia glyptostroboides (Dawn redwood)
Pseudolarix amabilis (Golden larch)
Taxodium distichum (Bald cypress)

DECIDUOUS TREES AND SHRUBS

*Acer buergerianum (Trident mape)
*Acer palmatum (Japanese maple; use only small-leaved varieties)
Carpinus japonica (Japanese hornbeam)
Celtis sinesis (Chinese hackberry)
Ginkgo biloba (Maidenhair tree)
Ilex serrata (Deciduoud Japanese holly)
*Zelkova serrata (Gray-black elm)

BROAD-LEAVED EVERGREEN SHRUBS

*Buxus microphylla compacta (Kings-ville dwarf box)
*Ilex crenata helleri (Heller Japanese holly)
*Ilex crenata microphylla (Little-leaf Japanese holly)
Pieris japonica (also variety varietaga)
Rhododendron racemosum (Mayflower rhododendron)

VINES

*Hedera helix conglomerate (Bunchleaf English ivy)
*Hedera helix ‘Glacier’
Parthenocissus tricupidata veichi (Boston ivy)
Wisteria floribunda

FLOWERING TREES AND SHRUBS

*Azalea (use only small-leaved small-flowered low-growing varieties)
Berberis verruculosa (Warty barberry)
Chanomeles lagenaria (Flowering quince)
*Cotoneaster horizontalis (Rockspray, and other species) (f)
*Cotoneaster microphylla (f)
Crataegus axyacantha (English hawthorn)
Malus sargenti (Sargent crabapple) (f)
Prunus subhirtella pendula (Japanese weeping cherry)
Prunus mume (Japanese apricot)
*Pyracantha coccinea (Searlet firethorn) (f)

FOR INDOOR CULTURE ONLY
(in cold climates)

(House Plant bonsai)

Azalea (tender varieties)
Carissa grandiflora nana compacta (Na-tal plum)
Cuphea hyssopifolia
Gardenia jasminoides
Malpighia coccigera
Pyracatha koidzumi ‘Low Dense’ (Firethorn) (f)
Punica granatum nana (Dwarf pomegranate) (f)
Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary)
Serissa foetida
Siphonosmanthus delavayi (Small-leaved osmanthus)
Sophora tetraptera nana (Dwarf Scholar tree)