Pakistan Local Trees best suited for Bonsai
Trees growing well as Bonsai in temperate climates
Source of Article:http://www.pakistanbonsai.org/
- Fig (Ficus, Pilkhan)
- Imli
- Jangal Jalaibi
- Acacia (keekar)
- Bouganvellia
- Jade Plant
- Carmona
- Cleridendron (Dum Dum)
- Chinese Elm (Ulmus)
| Accacias | Tough |
| American Neem ( Baccaine) | Finer compound leaves |
| Araucaria ( Monkey puzzle tree) | Difficult to manage its foliage |
| Azadharacts indica ( Neem) | Very slow growing, difficult to dwarf |
| Bougainvillea glabra | Tough, beautiful flowers, but root system is fragile and brittle |
| Callistemon sp (Bottle brush) | Dwarf varieties available. Brillinat display of flowers |
| Casuarina equisetifolia | Sturdy, adapted to Hot climate, suitable for the styles that are used for Pines. |
| Chlorodendron (Dum dum) | This is the average urban garden hedge plant. Tolerates pruning and grows rapidly, Because it has opposite leaves, each axil shooting out a new branch, it is very easy to shape the branch direction by simply citting off one of the shoots from the axil |
| Duranta | Wonderful for small and large bonsai. Rapid growth and tolerates pruning |
| Tamarind ( imli) | A favorite starter for single and forest style planting |
| Ficus religiosa (pepul), F. microcarpa (Banyan), F. Benjamina ( weeping ficus), F longisland ( a rather more succulent leaved ficus, which does well of cascade), F. religiosa ( peepul) F retusa | An ideal starter plant. [Note: F carica, the edible fig is not suitable for bonsai as the leaves are very large..F salcifolia is a native of Florida, grows well in Pakistan. It has a fast growth rate that allows the trunk to thicken quickly.] |
| Gardenia jasminoides ( Jasmine) | |
| Hedera helix ( Ivy) | |
| Ippel ippel | Very sturdy and resistant plant which grows very rapidly |
| Juniperus spp | Beautiful bonsai and cascade bonsai can be produced in classical styles. But suddenly dies on you in extreme hot weather |
| Laburnum | |
| Malpeggia sp | Additionally has small pink flowers |
| Olea europea | Very slow growing; but solid |
| Pithecelobum dulce ( jungle jalebi) | Tough; beautiful bark |
| Prosopis juliofera ( jungli kikar), P glandulosa, | Very tough and resilient |
| Tilia vulgaris ( common lime) |
Trees growing well as Bonsai in temperate climates
| Botanical name | Length of time the plant has been known to remain alive in containers | |
| Cottoneaster microphylla | ||
| Azalea | Can be made to live for 265 years | |
| Bamboo | Will grow well even in tropics | |
| Bird’s nest cypress | ||
| Black monkey thorn tree | ||
| Black pine | ||
| Boxwood | ||
| Coral tree | Erythrina lysistemon | |
| Cypress | ||
| Elm | ||
| False cypress | ||
| Five needle pine | Pinus pentaphylla | |
| Ginko | ||
| Hackberry | Celtis sinensis | |
| Irish yew | ||
| Ivy | ||
| Japanese maple | ||
| Juniper | ||
| Maple | Acer palmatum | Does not do well in the tropics |
| Olive | ||
| Olive wild sp | Olea europea | Also grows in the tropics |
| Pistachio | ||
| Plum | Prunus mume | |
| Pomegranates | 95 years | |
| Privet | Ligustrum ovalifolium | |
| Pyracantha | ||
| Red wood | ||
| Scycamore fig | ||
| Virginia creeper | ||
| White fir | ||
| White pine | Pinus parvifolia | |
| Wisteria |
