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  Selections For Bonsai Use

 The art of bonsai has been around for in Asian cultures for ages, but its popularity here in the United States is now rapidly increasing. While we do not claim to be "bonsai experts" by any means, we do know that many varieties we currently grow make excellent bonsai subjects. We thought it may be helpful to our growing bonsai customer base to have a page dedicated solely to those plant varieties that seem to be very popular choices for bonsai hobbyists.
  We also now have a Bonsai Picture Page on our website, which displays photos of various bonsai projects that have been submitted by some of our customers. Feel free to visit that page to see some examples of several bonsai projects, as well as for information about submitting any photos of your own bonsai subjects for use on our website.

Please click on any variety below to go to its own page complete with additional descriptions, specifications, photos, and purchasing options.

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Threadleaf Arborvitae/Thuja Threadleaf Arborvitae/Thuja Crimson Pygmy Barberry
Arborvitae - Threadleaf / Size 1
Our Price: $6.95
Arborvitae - Threadleaf / Size 2
Our Price: $9.95
Barberry - Crimson Pygmy / Size 1
Our Price: $5.25
  Threadleaf Arborvitae has foliage that grows in whiplike strands in a mounding, pendulous fashion. Very unusual, and attractive plant.   Threadleaf Arborvitae has foliage that grows in whiplike strands in a mounding, pendulous fashion. Very unusual, and attractive plant.   Crimson Pygmy Barberry is a smaller, dwarf version of the original Red Barberry. Nice dark blood red leaves keep their color all the way from spring till frost. Crimson Pygmy has a neat, compact, round growth habit.
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Golden Barberry Rosy Glow Barberry Rosy Glow Barberry
Barberry - Golden / Size 1
Our Price: $7.25
Barberry - Rosy Glow / Size 1
Our Price: $5.95
Barberry - Rosy Glow / Size 2
Our Price: $8.95
  Golden Barberry has super bright solid yellow foliage which retains its color well, except for in areas with lots of shade, where the leaves will then turn more of a lime green color. A very dense form of Barberry, and is relatively slow-growing when compared to other varieties of this species.
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  Rosy Glow Barberry is a deciduous, spiny shrub requiring sun or semi-shade and any but water-logged soil. It has reddish-purple leaves marbled pink and white.
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  Rosy Glow Barberry is a deciduous, spiny shrub requiring sun or semi-shade and any but water-logged soil. It has reddish-purple leaves marbled pink and white.
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Elegantissima Boxwood/Buxus Golden Dream Boxwood Green Mountain Boxwood
Boxwood - Elegantissima / Size 1
Our Price: $9.95 NEW FOR 2009 !!!
Boxwood - Golden Dream / Size 1
Our Price: $7.95 VERY UNCOMMON VARIETY!!!
Boxwood - Green Mountain / Size 2
Our Price: $10.95
  Elegantissima Boxwood is a very striking boxwood that is most commonly used as an accent plant. Has rather small leaves that are splashed with cream coloring.   Golden Dream Boxwood is an extremely handsome plant has good green foliage that is edged in golden yellow. Growth habit is nice & compact, and foliage is very dense.  Green Mountain Boxwood is an upright form of boxwood with small dark green leaves. It's an excellent shrub for hedging. Requires cool, moist soil conditions.
Japanese Boxwood Japanese Boxwood Winter Beauty Boxwood
Boxwood - Japanese / Size 1
Our Price: $5.25 GOOD HEDGE CHOICE !!!
Boxwood - Japanese / Size 2
Our Price: $8.95
Boxwood - Winter Beauty / Size 1
Our Price: $5.95
  Japanese Boxwood has nice, bright green oval shaped leaves that are somewhat larger than the hybrid boxwoods most commonly seen in landscapes. Also a slightly lighter shade of green than most boxwoods. Good moderate growth that is slightly faster than most Boxwoods.   Japanese Boxwood has nice, bright green oval shaped leaves that are somewhat larger than the hybrid boxwoods most commonly seen in landscapes. Also a slightly lighter shade of green than most boxwoods. Good moderate growth that is slightly faster than most Boxwoods.   This little evergreen boxwood is a hard one to come by, and yet one of the hardiest we have found. Winter Beauty Boxwood very small, oval green leaves that turn a beautiful bronze color in the winter. Very nice & bright green during the warmer seasons, and equally as bright & beautiful in the winter.
Blue Atlas Cedar Deodara Cedar Blue Boulevard Chamaecyparis
Cedar - Blue Atlas / Size 1
Our Price: $6.95
Cedar - Deodara / Size 1
Our Price: $6.95
Chamaecyparis - Blue Boulevard / Size 1
Our Price: $6.95 VERY POPULAR VARIETY!!!
  Blue Atlas Cedar is a very stately, handsome variety of Cedar. Bluish green needles, and an open pyramidal growth habit give Blue Atlas Cedar a very elegant look in many landscapes.   One of the most graceful looking of all the cedars with bright silver/blue needle color, and graceful, pendulous branches. Great as a specimen planting.   Blue Boulevard chamaecyparis is a wonderful, rarely seen small tree that is by far one of our favorites. It has a very neat pyramidal growth habit with soft, silvery blue foliage that grows in a slightly twisted manner.
Blue Boulevard Chamaecyparis Compacta Aurea Chamaecyparis Filicoides Chamaecyparis
Chamaecyparis - Blue Boulevard / Size 2
Our Price: $16.95 VERY LIMITED NUMBERS EXPECTED !!!
Chamaecyparis - Compacta Aurea / Size 1
Our Price: $8.95 NEW YOUNG CROP
Chamaecyparis - Filicoides / Size 1
Our Price: $7.95 VERY HARD TO FIND PLANT VARIETY!!!
  Blue Boulevard Chamaecyparis is a wonderful, rarely seen small tree that is by far one of our favorites. It has a very neat pyramidal growth habit with soft, silvery blue foliage that grows in a slightly twisted manner.   Compacta Aurea Chamaecyparis is a very dense, compact grower with light lime green foilage with just a hint of silver/blue to it. Globe shaped form that is quite hardy, and requires little or no maintenance - hold its shape very well.   Filicoides Chamaecyparis is a small tree form of obtusa Chamaecyparis that has a very irregular growth habit. Develops long arching, pendulous branches that are heavily clothed with dense, dark green foliage.
Filicoides Chamaecyparis Kanaamihiba Chamaecyparis Kanaamihiba Chamaecyparis
Chamaecyparis - Filicoides / Size 2
Our Price: $12.95 VERY HARD TO FIND PLANT VARIETY !!!
Chamaecyparis - Kanaamihiba / Size 1
Our Price: $8.95
Chamaecyparis - Kanaamihiba / Size 2
Our Price: $12.95
  Filicoides Chamaecyparis is a small tree form of obtusa Chamaecyparis that has a very irregular growth habit. Develops long arching, pendulous branches that are heavily clothed with dense, dark green foliage.  Kanaamihiba Chamaecyparis has nice dark green foliage that is arranged in fanlike sprays which are slightly threaded & somewhat pendulous with maturity. Has a rather mounding type growth habit, and assumes a nice pyramidal shape with age.  Kanaamihiba Chamaecyparis has nice dark green foliage that is arranged in fanlike sprays which are slightly threaded & somewhat pendulous with maturity. Has a rather mounding type growth habit, and assumes a nice pyramidal shape with age.
Lemon Twist Chamaecyparis Blue Squarrosa Intermedia Chamaecyparis Black Dragon Cryptomeria
Chamaecyparis - Lemon Twist / Size 1
Our Price: $7.50
Chamaecyparis - Squarrosa Intermedia / Size 1
Our Price: $8.95 GREAT SILVERY BLUE COLOR !!!
Cryptomeria japonica 'Black Dragon' - Size 1
Our Price: $8.95
  Lemon Twist Chamaecyparis is a slightly dwarf form of obtusa has nice dark green threadlike foliage with bright golden yellow ends which often develop club shaped "cockscombs" at the very tip of each threadlike strand. Develops a very curious, mounding, almost weeping growth habit as the plant reaches maturity.   Squarrosa Intermedia Chamaecyparis is also known as Blue Moss Falsecypress, and Blue Moss Cypress. Has outstanding silvery blue foliage and is a very versatile landscape and specimen tree. Hard to find variety that has an endless variety of uses.   A very unusual looking cryptomeria with a pyramidal shape, and compact, dark green ( almost black ) needles. Works great for a specimen planting to draw interest.
Black Dragon Cryptomeria Globosa Nana Cryptomeria Gracilis Cryptomeria
Cryptomeria japonica 'Black Dragon' - Size 2
Our Price: $16.95
Cryptomeria japonica 'Globosa Nana' - Size 1
Our Price: $6.95 NICE NEW CROP !!!
Cryptomeria japonica 'Gracilis' - Size 1
Our Price: $10.95
  Black Dragon is a very unusual looking Cryptomeria with a pyramidal shape, and compact, dark green ( almost black ) needles. Makes a really nice specimen planting. Globosa Nana Cryptomeria has dense, dome shaped foliage consisting of very bright green needle-like sprays which tend to gracefully bow over as this plant matures.
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  Cryptomeria japonica Gracilis is a very unusual evergreen with a broad pyramidal shape and very nice green color. Very hard to find Japanese Cedar that makes a great focal point in most any landscape.
Gyokuryu Cryptomeria Gyokuryu Cryptomeria Monstrosa Nana Cryptomeria
Cryptomeria japonica 'Gyokuryu' - Size 1
Our Price: $6.75
Cryptomeria japonica 'Gyokuryu' - Size 2
Our Price: $11.95 VERY NICE PLANTS !!!
Cryptomeria japonica 'Monstrosa Nana' - Size 1
Our Price: $7.50 NEW FOR 2009 !!!
  Gyokuryu Cryptomeria is a dense, broadly pyramidal growing cryptomeria with short, exceptionally stiff needles that tend to be a much darker green than most cryptomerias.   Gyokuryu Cryptomeria is a dense, broadly pyramidal growing cryptomeria with short, exceptionally stiff needles that tend to be a much darker green than most cryptomerias.   Monstrosa Nana Cryptomeria is a very interesting variety of Japanese Cedar with very dense, compact, green foliage. Very soft look to the foliage, but actually rather stiff & rigid - takes ona slight coppery bronze color during the winter months.
Rasen Sugi Cryptomeria Gold Thread Cypress Gold Thread Cypress
Cryptomeria japonica 'Rasen Sugi' / Size 1
Our Price: $15.95
Cypress - Gold Thread / Size 1
Our Price: $6.95 EXCELLENT COLOR !!!
Cypress - Gold Thread / Size 2
Our Price: $12.95
  Rasen Sugi Cryptomeria has twisted green foliage that looks as if it were braided. Makes a truly unusual specimen planting. You've never seen anything like this before - sure to make you look twice!!  EXTREMELY RARE.   Nice gold colored threadlike foliage year round with a dense, mounding growth habit makes Gold Thread Cypress as great choice for accent plantings.   Nice gold colored threadlike foliage year round with a dense, mounding growth habit makes Gold Thread Cypress as great choice for accent plantings.
King's Gold Cypress Variegated Thread Cypress Variegated Thread Cypress
Cypress - King's Gold / Size 1
Our Price: $6.95
Cypress - Variegated Thread / Size 1
Our Price: $7.50 QUITE UNCOMMON !!!
Cypress - Variegated Thread / Size 2
Our Price: $14.95 QUITE UNCOMMON !!!
  King's Gold Cypress is a more compact, spreading version of Gold Mop Cypress with very brightly colored golden thread like foliage which holds color very well in the heat & humidity of the south & southeastern U.S.   Variegated Thread Cypress is a very unusual Chamaecyparis ( false cypress ) variety with nice green threadlike foliage splashed throughout with a creamy yellow variegation. Has a very elegant, mounding growth habit with dense foliage.   Variegated Thread Cypress is a very unusual Chamaecyparis ( false cypress ) variety with nice green threadlike foliage splashed throughout with a creamy yellow variegation. Has a very elegant, mounding growth habit with dense foliage.
Sunspot Gold Euonymus Korean Fir Dwarf Burfordi Holly
Euonymus - Sunspot / Size 1
Our Price: $5.95 COOL LITTLE PLANT !!!
Fir - Korean / Size 1
Our Price: $10.95 VERY HARD TO FIND !!!
Holly - Dwarf Burfordi / Size 1
Our Price: $5.95
  Sunspot Euonymus is a more upright form of wintercreeper euonymus with green leaves possessing a yellow center. Stems are also bright yellow. Has shown excellent winter hardiness.   A staggeringly beautiful tree when mature, this conifer's most notable characteristic has to be its violet / purple....almost blue cones. Needles are a nice bright green with a bright white underside   A very nice small to medium sized holly with very shiny, deep green foliage. One of the easiest of all hollies to keep. Produces large numbers of nice, bright red berries every year.
Shamrock Inkberry Holly Steeds Holly Alba Indian Hawthorn
Holly - Shamrock Inkberry / Size 1
Our Price: $5.95
Holly - Steeds / Size 1
Our Price: $5.95
FALL BLOWOUT SALE PRICE... $5.00
Indian Hawthorn - Alba / Size 1
Our Price: $5.50 GREAT LANDSCAPE PLANT!!
Shamrock Inkberry Holly has very lustrous dark green foliage, with new growth being a very glistening bright green. Produces purplish black berries in large amounts with maturity. Makes a good hedge choice, or an excellent accent planting. Steeds Holly is a vigorous holly with an upright, pyramidal growth habit. Has excellent foliage color that is a lustrous, clear, dark green.
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  Indian Hawthorn 'Alba' is a wonderful, diverse, evergreen shrub selection with very dark green foliage, clusters of pure white flowers, and dark bluish purple berries in fall & winter.
Green Mound Juniper Green Mound Juniper Andorra Compacta Juniper
Juniper - Green Mound / Size 1
Our Price: $5.50 GREAT BONSAI OR GROUNDCOVER!!!
Juniper - Green Mound / Size 2
Our Price: $8.95
Juniper - Andorra Compacta / Size 1
Our Price: $5.75
  Green Mound Juniper (procumbens nana) is a very low growing groundcover juniper with rigid, bright green foliage. Very hardy, and a great bonsai and topiary subject.
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  Green Mound Juniper (procumbens nana) is a very low growing groundcover juniper with rigid, bright green foliage. Very hardy, and a great bonsai and topiary subject.
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  Andorra Compacta Juniper is a nice, low growing juniper with compact growth habit, and good green color. Takes on a purplish bronze coloration in cold weather.
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Blue Point Juniper Blue Point Juniper Blue Star Juniper
Juniper - Blue Point / Size 1
Our Price: $5.95
Juniper - Blue Point / Size 2
Our Price: $9.50
Juniper - Blue Star / Size 1
Our Price: $5.95
  Blue Point Juniper is a very hardy, fast growing upright juniper with a very pyramidal, columnar growth habit. Dense blue / green foliage all year round.
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  Blue Point Juniper is a very hardy, fast growing upright juniper with a very pyramidal, columnar growth habit. Dense blue / green foliage all year round.
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Blue Star Juniper has a low growing, rounded, compact growth habit. It has very rich, silvery-blue needles year around.
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Green Sargent Juniper Green Sargent Juniper Robusta Green Juniper
Juniper - Green Sargent / Size 1
Our Price: $5.25
Juniper - Green Sargent / Size 2
Our Price: $8.95
Juniper - Robusta Green / Size 1
Our Price: $5.95 VERY NICE PLANTS !!!
  Green Sargent Juniper has a very interesting growth habit to with nice green color with just a hint of blue to it. Very hardy, and makes a good foreground planting.
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  Green Sargent Juniper has a very interesting growth habit to with nice green color with just a hint of blue to it. Very hardy, and makes a good foreground planting.  Robusta Green ia a dense columnar juniper with scale-like green foliage with a hint of silver to it. Takes on a somewhat twisted, very upright columnar shape with age.
Robusta Green Juniper San Jose Juniper San Jose Juniper
Juniper - Robusta Green / Size 2
Our Price: $10.95
Juniper - San Jose / Size 1
Our Price: $5.25 VERY HARDY VARIETY !!!
Juniper - San Jose / Size2
Our Price: $8.95
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 Robusta Green ia a dense columnar juniper with scale-like green foliage with a hint of silver to it. Takes on a somewhat twisted, very upright columnar shape with age.   San Jose Juniper is low growing juniper with good sage green foliage all year round. Very hardy, and can withstand very harsh conditions. Makes a great bonsai subject   San Jose Juniper is low growing juniper with good sage green foliage all year round. Very hardy, and can withstand very harsh conditions. Makes a great bonsai subject
Shimpaku Juniper Spiny Greek Juniper Spiny Greek Juniper
Juniper - Shimpaku / Size 1
Our Price: $5.50 SUPER DARK GREEN COLOR !!!
Juniper - Spiny Greek / Size 1
Our Price: $5.95
Juniper - Spiny Greek / Size 2
Our Price: $8.95
  Shimpkau Juniper has nice super green foliage with a very irregular, low growing vase form with maturity. One of the more popular juniper varieties for use in bonsai projects.   Spiny Greek Juniper has very dense, prickly foliage that is a good bluish gray green all year round. Great choice for topiary and bonsai projects - very hardy. Nice neat pyramidal shape.   Spiny Greek Juniper has very dense, prickly foliage that is a good bluish gray green all year round. Great choice for topiary and bonsai projects - very hardy. Nice neat pyramidal shape.
Torulosa Juniper Torulosa Juniper Variegated Parsoni Juniper
Juniper - Torulosa ( Hollywood ) / Size 1
Our Price: $5.95 EXCELLENT CROP !!!
Juniper - Torulosa ( Hollywood ) / Size 2
Our Price: $9.95
Juniper - Variegated Parsoni / Size 1
Our Price: $5.75
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  Torulosa is a very unusual juniper with an upright, somewhat pyramidal shape. Its foliage is twisted in nature, and a wonderful bright emerald green color.   Torulosa is a very unusual juniper with an upright, somewhat pyramidal shape. Its foliage is twisted in nature, and a wonderful bright emerald green color.   Variegated Parsoni is a moderate growing juniper with very dense, compact foliage. Variegation consists of a blue-green base color with a soft creamy white mixed throughout the plant. Very hard juniper variety to find.
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Variegated Parsoni Juniper Variegated Procumbens Juniper Dwarf Mugo Pine
Juniper - Variegated Parsoni / Size 2
Our Price: $8.95
Juniper - Variegated Procumbens / Size 1
Our Price: $5.95
FALL BLOWOUT SALE PRICE... $4.95
Pine - Dwarf Mugo / Size 1
Our Price: $4.95
  Variegated Parsoni is a moderate growing juniper with very dense, compact foliage. Variegation consists of a blue-green base color with a soft creamy white mixed throughout the plant. Very hard juniper variety to find.   Variegated procumbens juniper has mainly needle like foliage that is bright, clear green color splashed with a bright, butter yellow variegation. Very hardy juniper.
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  Mugo Pine is a dwarf, low-growing, spreading pine. Nice dark green, stiff needles that are 2-3 inches long. Great for bonsai & rock gardens.
Dwarf Mugo Pine Japanese Black Pine Japanese Black Pine
Pine - Dwarf Mugo / Size 2
Our Price: $8.95
Pine - Japanese Black / Size 1
Our Price: $5.95
Pine - Japanese Black / Size 2
Our Price: $10.95
  Mugo Pine is a dwarf, low-growing, spreading pine. Nice dark green, stiff needles that are 2-3 inches long. Great for bonsai & rock gardens.   Japanese Black Pine has extremely dark green, dense needles. Tremendous salt tolerance, and great for coastal plantings, as well as bonsai use.   Japanese Black Pine has extremely dark green, dense needles. Tremendous salt tolerance, and great for coastal plantings, as well as bonsai use.
Podocarpus Macrophyllus Black Hills Spruce Oriental Spruce
Podocarpus macrophyllus / Size 1
Our Price: $4.95 VERY UNUSUAL !!!
Spruce - Black Hills / Size 1
Our Price: $5.95
Spruce - Oriental / Size 1
Our Price: $5.95 HARD TO FIND !!!
  Podocarpus macrophyllus is a very different, yet delicate looking large evergreen shrub to small tree with long, slender, leaves much resembling those of a willow. Hold nice green color throughout the year   Black Hills Spruce is one of the most tolerant of all the spruces. Can withstand wind, cold, drought, and crowding. Short, stiff, dark bluish green needles.   Oriental Spruce has a very dense, pyramidal growth habit with dark green, stiff, shiny evergreen needles that are extremely short. A great evergreen tree for many uses, from landscapes, to container gardens, and even bonsai use.
Variegated Thujopsis dolobrata Thujopsis Dolobrata 'Hondai' Densiformis Spreading Yew
Thujopsis dolobrata 'Variegata' - Size 1
Our Price: $9.50
Thujopsis dolobrata - Size 1
Our Price: $6.95
Yew - Densiformis Spreading / Size 1
Our Price: $5.95
  Variegated Thujopsis dolobrata has rather thick, widely branched foliage which somewhat resembles elkhorns when larger. Truly a very unusual look. Has nice dark green foliage with bright, pure white splotches - a great contrast.   Thujopsis dolobrata is a beautiful evergreen tree with foliage that very much resembles elk horns. Excellent green color year round, and is very hardy & easy to grow.  Densiformis is a very densely growing shrub form of Yew - many times twice as wide as it is tall. Nice deep green needles, with new growth emerging as a brighter green and eventually maturing to deep green.
   
 
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