Bonsai Glossary of Common & Botanical Names

Glossary of Common - Botanical Names, 3/27/2015 COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME COMMENT Alaska cedar Xanthocyparis nootkatensis American arborvitae Thuja occidentalis American beech Fagus grandifolia American hackberry Celtis occidentalis American hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana American hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana American larch, tamarack Larix laricina Also eastern larch American red maple Acer rubrum American winterberry Ilex verticillata Amethyst Falls wisteria Wisteria frutescens ‘Amethyst Falls’ The American species Amur maple Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala Anglojapanese yew Taxus ×media (baccata × cuspidata) Cultivated hybrid Ashe juniper Juniperus ashei Atlantic white cedar Chamaecyparis thyoides Atlas cedar Cedrus atlantica Australian brush cherry Syzygium paniculatum Bahama berry Nashia inaguensis Bald cypress Taxodium distichum Balsam fir Abies balsamea Bantigue Pemphis acidula Barbados cherry Malpighia emarginata Bearberry cotoneaster Cotoneaster dammeri ‘Streib’s Findling’ Black Hills spruce Picea ×albertiana (glauca × engelmannii) Cf. dwarf Alberta spruce Black monkey-thorn Senegalia burkei Blue moss cypress Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Boulevard’ Blue rug juniper Juniperus horizontalis ‘Wiltonii’ Bonsai mint Plectranthus ernstii Note spelling Box honeysuckle Lonicera ligustrina subsp. yunnanensis Brazilian rain tree Chloroleucon tortum Burning bush Euonymus alata Canadian hemlock Tsuga canadensis Cedar of Lebanon Cedrus libani Chilean myrtle Luma apiculata Chinese banyan Ficus microcarpa Chinese elm Ulmus parvifolia

1 Glossary of Common - Botanical Names, 3/27/2015 COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME COMMENT Chinese hackberry Celtis sinensis Chinese juniper Juniperus chinensis Chinese pistachio Pistacia chinensis Chinese quince Chaenomeles sinensis Chinese wisteria Wisteria sinensis Coast redwood Sequoia sempervirens Colorado blue spruce Picea pungens Common juniper Juniperus communis Compact weeping willow Salix babylonica ‘Rokkakudo’ Cork bark Chinese elm Ulmus parvifolia ‘Cork Bark’ Dawn redwood Metasequoia glyptostroboides Dwarf Alberta spruce Picea ×albertiana ‘Conica’ See Black Hills spruce Dwarf black olive Bucida molinetii Dwarf cranberry cotoneaster Cotoneaster apiculatus ‘Little Gem’ Dwarf crape myrtle Lagerstroemia indica × fauriei e.g. Razzle Dazzle series Dwarf flowering quince Chaenomeles japonica e.g. ‘Chojubai’ Dwarf jade Portulacaria afra Succulent bonsai Dwarf myrtle Myrtus communis subsp. tarentina Two cultivars in the trade Dwarf spreading cotoneaster Cotoneaster adpressus ‘Tom Thumb’ Rarely blooms Dwarf umbrella tree Schefflera arboricola Eastern red cedar Juniperus virginiana Eastern white pine Pinus strobus English elm Ulmus procera English hawthorn hybrids Crataegus ×media (monogyna × laevigata) e.g. ‘Paul’s Scarlet’ English ivy Hedera helix English oak Quercus robur English yew Taxus baccata European beech Fagus sylvatica European hophornbeam Ostrya carpinifolia European hornbeam Carpinus betulus European larch Larix decidua European olive Olea europaea European weeping birch Betula pendula Ezo, Sakhalin spruce Picea glehnii Field elm Ulmus minor

2 Glossary of Common - Botanical Names, 3/27/2015 COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME COMMENT Field maple Acer campestre Finger Lakes larch Larix ×brandweiniana (laricina × kaempferi) Proposed name Firethorn Pyracantha coccinea Florida buttonwood Conocarpus erectus Flowering quince Chaenomeles speciosa Foemina juniper Juniperus chinensis ‘Foemina’ Fukien, Fujian tea Ehretia microphylla Full moon maple Acer shirasawanum Gardenia Gardenia jasminoides Giant sequoia Sequoiadendron giganteum Golden larch Pseudolarix amabilis Hedgehog spruce Picea glauca ‘Echiniformis’ Hinoki cypress Chamaecyparis obtusa Hollywood juniper Juniperus chinensis ‘Torulosa’ Hong Kong kumquat Citrus japonica ‘Hindsii’ Hybrid flowering quince Chaenomeles ×superba (speciosa × japonica) e.g. ‘Orange Delight’ Jabily Operculicarya decaryi Jaboticaba Plinia cauliflora Jacqueline Hillier elm Ulmus ×hollandica ‘Jacqueline Hillier’ (glabra × minor) Jade plant Crassula ovata Conf. w. C. arborescens Japanese beech Fagus crenata Japanese black pine Pinus thunbergii Japanese flowering apricot Prunus mume Japanese garden juniper Juniperus procumbens ‘Nana’ Japanese gray-bark elm Zelkova serrata Japanese holly Ilex crenata Japanese larch Larix kaempferi Japanese maple Acer palmatum Japanese meadowsweet Spiraea japonica Japanese white pine Pinus parviflora Japanese winterberry Ilex serrata Japanese wisteria Wisteria floribunda Japanese yew Taxus cuspidata Kingsville boxwood Buxus microphylla ‘Compacta’ Korean hornbeam Carpinus turczaninowii

3 Glossary of Common - Botanical Names, 3/27/2015 COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME COMMENT Korean lilac Syringa patula Kyushu azalea Rhododendron kiusianum Lantana Lantana camara Lavender star flower Grewia occidentalis Little Gem spruce Picea abies ‘Little Gem’ Maidenhair tree Ginkgo biloba Note spelling Mediterranean cypress Cupressus sempervirens Mimosa, silk tree Albizia julibrissin Mistletoe fig Ficus deltoidea Monkey-thorn Senegalia galpinii Montpelier maple Acer monspessulanum Mugo pine Pinus mugo Note spelling Musk maple Premna microphylla Myrtle-leaf orange Citrus aurantium ‘Chinotto’ Nagasaki crabapple Malus cerasifera Natal plum Carissa macrocarpa Needle juniper Juniperus rigida New Zealand ti (tea) tree Leptospermum scoparium Nia Neea buxifolia Nootka cypress Xanthocyparis nootkatensis Northern white cedar Thuja occidentalis Northern, highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum Norway hedgehog spruce Picea abies ‘Echiniformis’ See hedgehog spruce Okame cherry Prunus ×incam ‘Okame’ (incisa × campanulata) Okinawa holly Ilex dimorphophylla Oriental hornbeam Carpinus orientalis Paper flower Bougainvillea hybrid Parrot’s beak Gmelina philippensis Parsons juniper Juniperus chinensis ‘Parsonii’ Pfitzer juniper Juniperus ×pfitzeriana (chinensis × sabina) Pitch pine Pinus rigida Pomegranate Punica granatum Ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa Porcelain berry Ampelopsis glandulosa var. brevipedunculata Potentilla Dasiphora fruticosa Note spelling

4 Glossary of Common - Botanical Names, 3/27/2015 COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME COMMENT Prostrate juniper Juniperus squamata ‘Prostrata’ Red spruce Picea rubens Redbud crabapple Malus zumi Rocky Mountain juniper Juniperus scopulorum Rough bark Japanese maple Acer palmatum ‘Arakawa’ San José juniper Juniperus chinensis ‘San José’ Sargent’s juniper Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii See Shimpaku Satsuki azalea Rhododendron indicum hybrids Accent the first syllable. Scots pine Pinus sylvestris Note common name. Serbian spruce Picea omorika Shimpaku juniper Juniperus chinensis ‘Shimpaku’ Sargent’s to some authors Shore juniper Juniperus rigida var. conferta Shrubby cinquefoil Dasiphora fruticosa Note spelling. Siberian elm Ulmus pumila Singapore holly Malpighia coccigera Snow rose Serissa japonica Spreading common juniper Juniperus communis var. depressa The American form Sugarberry Celtis laevigata Sweet acacia Vachellia farnesiana Sycomore fig Ficus sycomorus Please note spelling! Texas ebony Ebenopsis ebano Tiger bark fig Ficus microcarpa ‘Kinmen’ Trident maple Acer buergerianum Trifoliate orange Poncirus trifoliata Usually ‘Flying Dragon’ Twisted acacia Vachellia tortilis subsp. raddiana Utah juniper Juniperus osteosperma Veld fig Ficus burtt-davyi Water elm Planera aquatica Water jasmine Wrightia religiosa Weeping fig Ficus benjamina Weymouth pine (UK) Pinus strobus Willow leaf fig Ficus salicaria ‘Willow Leaf’ Willow leaf fig sport Ficus salicaria ‘Eighty-nine’ Probably tetraploid Yaupon holly Ilex vomitoria Yoshino cherry Prunus ×yedoensis (subhirtella × speciosa) Eg. ‘Akebono’

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