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Species catalog

Care data, real photos from members’ collections and a community bloom calendar – for every species.

1306species in catalog
378genera
98species grown by members
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Genera: C

35 species

Calluna

EricaceaeShear off last year's flowered shoots in spring or it goes bare and leggy.
Tree / bonsai · EricaceaeHeatherCalluna vulgarisBe the first to grow it!

Camellia

TheaceaeBuds drop if the rootball dries out in autumn or it's kept too warm in winter.
Tree / bonsai · TheaceaeCamellia × williamsiino common nameBe the first to grow it!Tree / bonsai · TheaceaeJapanese camelliaCamellia japonicaBe the first to grow it!Tree / bonsai · TheaceaeReticulata camelliaCamellia reticulataBe the first to grow it!Tree / bonsai · TheaceaeSasanqua camelliaCamellia sasanquaBe the first to grow it!Tree / bonsai · TheaceaeTea plantCamellia sinensisBe the first to grow it!

Carmona

BoraginaceaeThe Fukien tea is sensitive to both drying out and cold drafts.
Tree / bonsai · BoraginaceaeFukien teaCarmona retusaBe the first to grow it!

Carpinus

BetulaceaeAs a hedge it keeps its dry leaves until spring, giving winter screening.
Tree / bonsai · BetulaceaeCommon hornbeamCarpinus betulusBe the first to grow it!Tree / bonsai · BetulaceaeKorean hornbeamCarpinus turczaninowiiBe the first to grow it!

Cedrus

PinaceaeLoves full sun and sharp drainage; tie the leader to a cane while young.
Tree / bonsai · PinaceaeAtlas cedarCedrus atlanticaBe the first to grow it!Tree / bonsai · PinaceaeDeodar cedarCedrus deodaraBe the first to grow it!Tree / bonsai · PinaceaeCedar of LebanonCedrus libaniBe the first to grow it!

Chaenomeles

RosaceaeIts fragrant autumn fruits make excellent jelly.
Tree / bonsai · RosaceaeJapanese quinceChaenomeles japonicaBe the first to grow it!Tree / bonsai · RosaceaeFlowering quinceChaenomeles speciosaBe the first to grow it!

Chamaecyparis

CupressaceaeAs bonsai, shape it by pinching rather than scissors – cut scale leaves turn brown.
Tree / bonsai · CupressaceaeLawson cypressChamaecyparis lawsonianaBe the first to grow it!Tree / bonsai · CupressaceaeHinoki cypressChamaecyparis obtusaBe the first to grow it!Tree / bonsai · CupressaceaeSawara cypressChamaecyparis pisiferaBe the first to grow it!

Citrus

RutaceaeOverwinter bright and cool (5–12 °C); hard water causes yellow leaves (iron deficiency).
Tree / bonsai · RutaceaeKey limeCitrus × aurantiifoliaBe the first to grow it!Tree / bonsai · RutaceaeBitter orangeCitrus × aurantiumBe the first to grow it!Tree / bonsai · RutaceaeLemon treeCitrus × limonBe the first to grow it!Tree / bonsai · RutaceaeGrapefruitCitrus × paradisiBe the first to grow it!Tree / bonsai · RutaceaeSweet orangeCitrus × sinensisBe the first to grow it!Tree / bonsai · RutaceaeMakrut limeCitrus hystrixBe the first to grow it!Tree / bonsai · RutaceaeCitronCitrus medicaBe the first to grow it!Tree / bonsai · RutaceaeMandarin orangeCitrus reticulataBe the first to grow it!

Cornus

CornaceaeOn coloured-stem kinds remove the oldest stems in spring – young stems colour best.
Tree / bonsai · CornaceaeTatarian dogwoodCornus albaBe the first to grow it!Tree / bonsai · CornaceaeFlowering dogwoodCornus floridaBe the first to grow it!Tree / bonsai · CornaceaeKousa dogwoodCornus kousaBe the first to grow it!Tree / bonsai · CornaceaeCornelian cherryCornus masBe the first to grow it!Tree / bonsai · CornaceaeCommon dogwoodCornus sanguineaBe the first to grow it!

Cotoneaster

RosaceaeSuperb as bonsai – its tiny leaves and red berries stay in proportion at small size.
Tree / bonsai · RosaceaeBearberry cotoneasterCotoneaster dammeriBe the first to grow it!Tree / bonsai · RosaceaeWall cotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalisBe the first to grow it!

Crataegus

RosaceaeDrought-tolerant and great as an urban hedge; as bonsai it can be pruned hard in spring.
Tree / bonsai · RosaceaeMidland hawthornCrataegus laevigataBe the first to grow it!Tree / bonsai · RosaceaeCommon hawthornCrataegus monogynaBe the first to grow it!

Cryptomeria

CupressaceaeIt turns bronze in winter and greens up again in spring – this is not a disease.
Tree / bonsai · CupressaceaeJapanese cedarCryptomeria japonicaBe the first to grow it!
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