27 One Of A Kind Bonsai Trees

Stiff dark green needles (3"-5" long) occur in pairs. Large, grayish-white terminal buds help distinguish it from most other pines. Much sought after for bonsai and takes many years to achieve the look of a superior specimen. Hardy. Likes sun. Keep outdoors.

Potted on a rock slab 15"x9"x1" as shown.
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This slow growing tree has small dark green deciduous leaves which are often three-lobed and have red/brown undersides. Valued for its sparkling white, showy springtime flowers which are followed by red fruit.......

The European Filbert or Hazelnut is generally grown for its tasty nuts. In late winter to early spring, 2"-3" long, yellowish catkins appear, dangling like ornaments from the branches. They are followed by broad, fuzzy, droopy leaves that turn yellow before they drop in the fall. In spring, summer and early autumn it has 2" ......

Very attractive feathery blue-green foliage. Does well in a cool window during the winter. Trained in pom-pom style.......

Densly branched evergreen tree native to Europe and Asia. One of the few woods heavier than water, and is thus used for making woodcuts and precision instruments. Boxwood is very popular for bonsai due to its tiny leaves and flowers and its tolerance for extensive pruning and shaping. Sun or shade both work well. Keep outdoo......

Well known for the superb colors of its foliage in autumn. The bark is a dappled pale brown and exfoliates with age revealing a grey orange and brown color. The small leaves (which resist scorching during drought) have 3 short lobes close together - hence the name Tri-dent. The spring flowers are inconspicuous and the new gr......

Palmate leaves with red spring color. A slow grower with small leaves and nice form. Deciduous. Keep outdoors.......

Has palmate green leaves with red fall color. Has very nice form. Deciduous. Keep outdoors.......

Palmate leaves with red spring color. A slow grower with small leaves and nice form. Deciduous. Keep outdoors.......

This dwarf Juniper from Japan is the most popular evergreen in the U.S. When we think of a traditional bonsai and what it should look like we think of a "Juniper Procumbens Nana". They are very hardy, long-lived and tolerate many adverse conditions. Trained style.
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The foliage of this Dwarf Cedar has the unusual habit of darkening as the season progresses. It starts out light green and slowly turns to a deep dark green. Has a compact pyramidial form. Evergreen. Keep outdoors.......

This succulent bonsai, also known as the "Elephant Bush", is native to South Africa and has pale green leaves that are almost round and about one-third the size of the common Jade plant. The fleshy trunk, branches, and leaves are used to store water. An excellent bonsai tree for indoors.......

The Holly is valued chiefly for its small, oval, evergreen leaves, which are borne on densely branched plants. Thrives in full sun or partial shade. Keep outdoors.......

Well known for the superb colors of its foliage in autumn. The bark is a dappled pale brown and exfoliates with age revealing a grey orange and brown color. The small leaves (which resist scorching during drought) have 3 short lobes close together - hence the name Tri-dent. The spring flowers are inconspicuous and the new gr......

A globe shaped dwarf with needles half as long as those of the species. Has soft flexible needles and purple-red cones. Soft reddish bark. Originated from a witches'-broom which is a dense abnormal growth that arises from mutated buds on coniferous trees. Hardy. Keep outdoors.
24 years old.
26""x22""x32"".
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Deciduous tree that gets its name from the smokey pink flower panicles thatappear at the tips of the branches in masses of pink clouds which hold the seeds. The flowers last almost the entire summer. Bronze green leaves becoming light green in late summer and scarlet red in the fall. Keep outdoors.
15 years old.
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Also known as Copper Beech. A great colorful addition to any bonsai collection. Has leaves that are reddish or purple. The purple color leaves turn to a bronzy green in the summer heat. Has smooth gray bark. Leaves turn red/brown in fall and hang on the tree well into winter. Deciduous. Keep outdoors.

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Really the most exciting of the Redwoods is the Dawn Redwood, a native of Manchuri China. Thought to be extinct, but re-discovered in the 1940's. The Dawn Redwood is a true Redwood. Like our Redwoods they are a living fossil as isolated "relic" species from a long time ago when there were vast forests of them. Seeds were int......

Native to Japan the Japanese Hornbeam has elliptical, heavily veined leaves with a pointed tip that looks like a delicate painting. It is similar to the Korean Hornbeam but with longer narrower leaves and less twiggy growth. Has nice flowers in spring and smooth pink-grey fluted bark. The fall color is faintly orange to yell......

Native to Korea, China and Japan. Full size leaves are 2" but reduce nicely as bonsai. New foliage is a deep bronze color which turns to a combination of red, orange and yellow in the fall. The catkins are about 2" long. Produces hop-like flowers and seed pods when mature. Deciduous. Keep outdoors.
7 tree group - eac......