In Indonesia this tree is called Santigi or Cantigi, which is a species of Pemphis acidula in the Lythraceae family, native to coastal Southeast Asia. This species was first described by Johann Reinhold Forster in 1775. Santigi is a tree that grows naturally in sandy, calcareous soil, in rock crevices, and is tolerant of sea…
Tree Species
Tree species is a category we created on this website to archive the types of trees that can be bonsai, ranging from tropical to subtropical trees.
Characteristics of Siamese Rough Bush (Streblus asper)
Siamese Rough Bush or Toothbrush Tree (Streblus asper) is an evergreen tree in the Moraceae family, native to the arid regions of India, Cambodia, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Vietnam. In Southeast Asia, the Siamese Rough Bush is a tree that has several uses, especially as an ornamental garden tree and as a bonsai…
Characteristics of Korean Hornbeam (Carpinus turczaninovii)
Korean hornbeam (Carpinus turczaninovii) is a deciduous tree in the Betulaceae family native to central China, the Korean Peninsula, and central and southern Japan. In Mainland China, Carpinus turczaninovii is known as 穗子榆 or 岩四手 and can be found in areas from 500 to 2,000 m above sea level, mostly on mountain peaks, hillsides, forest…
Characteristics of European Larch (Larix decidua)
The European larch (Larix decidua) is a species of larch native to the mountains of central Europe, specifically in the Alps and the Carpathian and Pyrenees, with separate lowland populations in northern Poland and southern Lithuania. This tree is widely naturalized in Scandinavia. European larch is cultivated as an ornamental tree for planting in gardens….
Characteristics of Premna Bonsai Tree (Premna serratifolia)
Premna serratifolia is a flowering tree in the Lamiaceae family. This tree was first described in 1771, and today the genus Premna has about 100-200 different species, which are distributed on average in tropical Asia. Over time, Premna has spread widely to various tropical and subtropical regions in Africa, northern Australia, islands in the Pacific…
Characteristics of Dwarf Mountain Pine (Pinus mugo)
Dwarf Mountain Pine or what we know as Mugo Pine is one of the many species of mountain pine trees that originate from Central and Southeast Europe. It is a conifer tree that is most often used as a bonsai subject. The spread of Dwarf Mountain Pine includes the subalpine zones of the Pyrenees, Alps,…
Characteristics of Chinese White Pine (Pinus armandii)
The Chinese White Pine or Armand Pine (Pinus armandii) is a species of pine native to China (Shanxi, Gansu, and Yunnan) with upland populations in Anhui. This tree grows at altitudes between 1,000-3,300 m asl in China, and 2,200-3,000 m asl in Taiwan, and northern Myanmar. In Chinese, Pinus armandii is known as Mount Hua…