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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
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Arborvitae - Threadleaf / Size 2
Our Price: $9.50
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.
Golden Barberry Rosy Glow Barberry Elegantissima Boxwood/Buxus
Barberry - Golden / Size 1
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Barberry - Rosy Glow / Size 1
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Boxwood - Elegantissima / Size 1
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  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.   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.   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 Green Mountain Boxwood Japanese Boxwood
Boxwood - Golden Dream / Size 1
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Boxwood - Green Mountain / Size 2
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Boxwood - Japanese / Size 1
Our Price: $5.25 GOOD HEDGE CHOICE !!!
  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 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 Winter Beauty Boxwood Blue Atlas Cedar
Boxwood - Japanese / Size 2
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Boxwood - Winter Beauty / Size 1
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Cedar - Blue Atlas / Size 1
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  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 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.
Deodara Cedar Blue Boulevard Chamaecyparis Blue Boulevard Chamaecyparis
Cedar - Deodara / Size 1
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Chamaecyparis - Blue Boulevard / Size 1
Our Price: $6.95 VERY POPULAR VARIETY!!!
Chamaecyparis - Blue Boulevard / Size 2
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  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 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 Filicoides Chamaecyparis Filicoides Chamaecyparis
Chamaecyparis - Compacta Aurea / Size 1
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Chamaecyparis - Filicoides / Size 1
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Chamaecyparis - Filicoides / Size 2
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  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 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 Kanaamihiba Chamaecyparis Lemon Twist Chamaecyparis
Chamaecyparis - Kanaamihiba / Size 1
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Chamaecyparis - Kanaamihiba / Size 2
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Chamaecyparis - Lemon Twist / Size 1
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 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 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.
Blue Squarrosa Intermedia Chamaecyparis Black Dragon Cryptomeria Black Dragon Cryptomeria
Chamaecyparis - Squarrosa Intermedia / Size 1
Our Price: $8.95 GREAT SILVERY BLUE COLOR !!!
Cryptomeria japonica 'Black Dragon' - Size 1
Our Price: $8.95 SHORT SUPPLY FOR 2008 - LIMITED NUMBER AVAILABLE!!
Cryptomeria japonica 'Black Dragon' - Size 2
Our Price: $14.95
  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 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 Gracilis Cryptomeria Gyokuryu Cryptomeria
Cryptomeria japonica 'Globosa Nana' - Size 1
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Cryptomeria japonica 'Gracilis' - Size 1
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Cryptomeria japonica 'Gyokuryu' - Size 1
Our Price: $6.75
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.   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 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 Monstrosa Nana Cryptomeria Rasen Sugi Cryptomeria
Cryptomeria japonica 'Gyokuryu' - Size 2
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Cryptomeria japonica 'Monstrosa Nana' - Size 1
Our Price: $7.50 NEW FOR 2008 !!!
Cryptomeria japonica 'Rasen Sugi' / Size 1
Our Price: $15.95
  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 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.
Gold Thread Cypress Gold Thread Cypress King's Gold Cypress
Cypress - Gold Thread / Size 1
Our Price: $6.95 EXCELLENT COLOR !!!
Cypress - Gold Thread / Size 2
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Cypress - King's Gold / Size 1
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  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 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 Variegated Thread Cypress Densiformis Spreading Yew
Cypress - Variegated Thread / Size 1
Our Price: $7.50 QUITE UNCOMMON !!!
Cypress - Variegated Thread / Size 2
Our Price: $14.95 QUITE UNCOMMON !!!
Densiformis Spreading Yew - Size 1
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  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.  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.
Sunspot Gold Euonymus Korean Fir Dwarf Burfordi Holly
Euonymus - Sunspot / Size 1
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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.
Needlepoint Holly Shamrock Inkberry Holly Steeds Holly
Holly - Needlepoint / Size 1
Our Price: $6.95
Holly - Shamrock Inkberry / Size 1
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Holly - Steeds / Size 1
Our Price: $5.25
  A great, self pollinating holly with bright green glossy foliage very similar to that of the Burfordi varieties. Very nice, large, bright red berries in abundance. 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.
Alba Indian Hawthorn Japanese Green Pittosporum Green Mound Juniper
Indian Hawthorn - Alba / Size 1
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Japanese Green Pittosporum / Size 1
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Juniper - Green Mound / Size 1
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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.   Japanese Green Pittosporum is an attractive evergreen shrub with very fragrant white flowers. Has very glossy, oblong dark green foliage. Especially well suited for very warm areas.   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.
Green Mound Juniper Andorra Compacta Juniper Blue Point Juniper
Juniper - Green Mound / Size 2
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Juniper - Andorra Compacta / Size 1
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Juniper - Blue Point / Size 1
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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.   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   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.
Blue Point Juniper Blue Star Juniper Blue Vase Juniper
Juniper - Blue Point / Size 2
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Juniper - Blue Star / Size 1
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Juniper - Blue Vase / Size 1
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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. Blue Star Juniper has a low growing, rounded, compact growth habit. It has very rich, silvery-blue needles year around.

A mid-sized juniper with a semi upright growth habit & stunning silvery blue color all year round. Very hardy with good growth rate.

Blue Vase Juniper Green Sargent Juniper Green Sargent Juniper
Juniper - Blue Vase / Size 2
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Juniper - Green Sargent / Size 1
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Juniper - Green Sargent / Size 2
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A mid-sized juniper with a semi upright growth habit & stunning silvery blue color all year round. Very hardy with good growth rate.

  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.   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 Juniper Robusta Green Juniper San Jose Juniper
Juniper - Robusta Green / Size 1
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Juniper - Robusta Green / Size 2
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Juniper - San Jose / Size 1
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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.  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 Shimpaku Juniper Spiny Greek Juniper
Juniper - San Jose / Size2
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Juniper - Shimpaku / Size 1
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Juniper - Spiny Greek / Size 1
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  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   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 Torulosa Juniper Torulosa Juniper
Juniper - Spiny Greek / Size 2
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Juniper - Torulosa ( Hollywood ) / Size 1
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Juniper - Torulosa ( Hollywood ) / Size 2
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  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 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 Juniper Variegated Procumbens Juniper Dwarf Mugo Pine
Juniper - Variegated Parsoni / Size 1
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Juniper - Variegated Procumbens / Size 1
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Pine - Dwarf Mugo / Size 1
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  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.   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.