How to choose bonsai plants? 20 naturally easy-to-grow species recommended

People who love flowers, trees and bonsai are all people of refined taste!

Which plants are naturally suited to being grown as bonsai? Follow the editor and take a look, there is always one you will like!

Jade plant

Jade plant (Crassula arborescens) is a succulent plant with thick fleshy leaves, very easy to care for, usually propagated by cuttings, and especially suited to being made into bonsai; learning how to prune and shape it is very important!

The jade plant's growth habit is to prefer a warm, dry natural environment with plenty of sunlight. The jade plant flower fears strong light, tolerates slight shade, and is not cold-hardy; in winter the temperature must not drop below 7°C. The growing soil is best as a fertile, well-drained sandy loam.

Sacred fig

Commonly called the fig tree, it has tenacious life, grows fast, and its leaves are glossy and heart-shaped, changing color in autumn!

The sacred fig (Ficus religiosa) likes light and high temperature and high humidity, growing rapidly at 25°C; when overwintering it requires a temperature of around 12°C, and it is not tolerant of frost; it has strong pollution resistance and is not demanding about soil, but a fertile, loose, slightly acidic sandy loam is best.

Cotoneaster

Growing in the cracks of rocky cliffs, it is also a semi-deciduous shrub, very suitable as a bonsai, and belongs to the beginner bonsai plants.

It likes a warm, humid, semi-shaded environment, tolerates dry and barren land, is not tolerant of damp heat, has a certain cold hardiness, and fears waterlogging.

Baobab

Short trunk, swollen tuberous trunk

The baobab (Adansonia) is a warmth-loving tropical tree species with extremely strong drought tolerance; the baobab is suitable for all types of soil.

European beech

It belongs to the large bonsai category with a distinctive upright style, and its leaves turn yellow in autumn.

It likes cool conditions and light, and also tolerates slight shade; it needs a longer, warm summer. It is highly adaptable to soil and needs good drainage.

6. Boxwood

One of the bonsai plants very suitable for beginners

Boxwood likes fertile, loose loam; it can adapt to slightly acidic soil or slightly alkaline soil; it tolerates shade and likes light, likes moisture, tolerates drought, has extremely strong tillering ability, tolerates pruning, and is easy to shape.

Chinese juniper

There are very many varieties, as many as more than 50 kinds; it belongs to the evergreen coniferous shrubs and is very popular with beginners; of course, many hotels also like to use this plant for decoration!

It likes light, tolerates cold and drought; both the main and lateral roots are very well developed; it grows best in dry sandy land and in fertile, well-aerated soil.

Ficus 'Rongshou'

One of the plants that is very easy to shape, suitable for beginners, and a very attractive variety!

Weeping fig

Everyone has seen it too many times, which also proves that it is a relatively popular bonsai plant

It is a plant that tolerates heat, drought, moisture, wind, shade, and pollution; it is light-demanding, likes a high-temperature, humid climate and a warm, moist environment, and avoids low-temperature, dry environments. It is not demanding about soil quality, but it must be fertile and well-drained. It tolerates heavy pruning, can be shaped into various styles, and transplants easily and survives readily.

Japanese maple

It has beautiful leaves with split, claw-like leaves, and it is also a naturally good bonsai plant, with very many varieties

It likes a cool, humid climate environment and has good shade tolerance; it grows robustly and quickly in loose, fertile, well-drained soil, but when there is strong direct sunlight in summer, the leaves are easily scorched.

Crape myrtle

Many branches, easy to shape

It likes warmth and humidity by nature, likes sunlight and tolerates slight shade, and has a certain cold resistance and drought tolerance. It likes to grow in calcareous soil and fertile sandy loam.

Fukien tea

A bonsai that can be large or small; if the temperature is suitable, it can bloom all year round.

It is not shade-tolerant and by nature likes a warm, humid climate; it is not cold-hardy and is suited to loose, fertile, well-drained, slightly acidic soil; it has strong sprouting ability and tolerates pruning.

Chinese elm

The elm is a relatively rare bonsai plant in our country, very spectacular, and also an ideal bonsai plant; because it tolerates pruning, it is very easy to shape! It is relatively easy to grow and can adapt to most temperatures, but it is not cold-hardy!

It likes light and tolerates drought; it can grow in acidic, neutral and alkaline soil, but the most suitable habitat is a warm climate and fertile, well-drained neutral soil.

Bougainvillea

A very beautiful tree

It likes a warm, humid climate, is not cold-hardy, and likes ample sunlight. There are diverse varieties, and the plant has strong adaptability.

Indian banyan

The woody trunk, together with various aerial roots, looks very atmospheric.

The Indian banyan (Ficus benghalensis) is a large evergreen tree that likes sunlight and water and can grow by the seaside and in saline-alkali land.

Desert rose

A caudiciform succulent variety, a very distinctive bonsai plant, with a swollen tuber, glossy leaves, and beautiful, moving flowers.

It by nature likes a high-temperature, arid, sunny climate environment, and likes calcium-rich, loose, breathable, well-drained sandy loam; it is not tolerant of shade, avoids waterlogging, avoids concentrated fertilizer and raw fertilizer, fears cold, and the optimal growing temperature is 25-30°C.

Olive

Very easy to care for, and also very robust.

It likes warmth; during the growing period it needs appropriately high temperatures to grow vigorously and fruit well, with an annual average temperature above 20°C. It has wide adaptability to soil; along river banks, in hilly and mountainous areas, and in red-yellow soil and gravelly soil it can all be cultivated, and as long as the soil layer is deep and drainage is good, it can all grow well.

Azalea

The bonsai is very moving, the flowers are gorgeous, and the tree shape is also very good.

It likes a cool, humid, ventilated, semi-shaded environment; it fears both severe heat and severe cold, and avoids blazing sun exposure; the optimal growing temperature is 12°C to 25°C.

Pine

It is an indispensable part of the bonsai world, with an Oriental charm, but it is not suitable for beginners.

Pine can grow in various different soils, and tolerates shade and drought.

Pomegranate

It has an attractive trunk, as well as gorgeous flowers and fruit, all of which are very spectacular!

It likes a warm, sunny environment, tolerates drought, cold, and also barrenness, and does not tolerate waterlogging or shade. It is not demanding about soil, but cultivation in well-drained sandy loam is preferable.

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