Azaleas - Spring flowers and nice shape Black Pine - The classic tree of Japanese bonsai. Great bark. Green all year round. Needles reduce well Boxwood - Year-round greenery. Kingsville and Morris Midget are prized for their small leaves that are ideal for bonsai, though there are recent disease issues. Bittersweet - Nice fall betties on this invasive vine. It is difficult to get a classic bonsai shape, but the fruit make up for it in the fall and sometimes into winter. Crab apples - Spring flowers and fall fruit Crepe Myrtle - Graceful branching, summer flowers and exfoliating bark, Some species with very small leaves Elm - Classic deciduous shape and small leaves Hornbeam - Classic deciduous shape and leaves that reduce well. Will handle dramatic cuts to establish good trunk taper. Has good fall color. Japanese Maples - Spring and fall colors and winter silhouette. Too many varieties to name, each with its unique spring and fall colors leaf size and shape. Junipers - Deadwood and dramatic shapes Ponderossa Pines - Collected old trees readily available on the bonsai market Porcelain Berry - Nice fall fruit on this invasive vine related to the grape Quince Japanese - Flowers and fruit Quince Chinese - Flowers, fruit, trunk development and exfoliating bark Trident maple - Classic deciduous shape and leaves that reduce well. Will handle dramatic cuts to establish good trunk taper. Has good fall color. White Pine - Great bark and green all year. Some varieties have very small needles. Wisteria - Heavy spring flowers Witch Hazel - First flowers of spring Zelkova - Classic deciduous shape and small leaves

Why we Chose the Trees we Chose