Italian Cypress Bonsai Tree, scientific name Cupressus sempervirens, is a pyramidal conifer with very narrow dark green foliage. This evergreen is almost a pencil shaped tree, hence one of the common names Pencil Pine.
In the cooler climates it produces tiny elongated brown cones that are usually rare in bonsai. Great for indoors. It is drought tolerant and easy to maintain.
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Family: Cupressaceae
Scientific name: Cupressus sempervirens
Garden Croton Bonsai Tree, scientific name Codiaeum variegatum, is grown for it’s bright and colorful foliage. It comes in a wide variety of leaf shapes and colors.
Depending on the cultivar, the leaves may be ovate to linear, entire to deeply lobed or crinkled, and variegated with green, white, purple, orange, yellow, red or pink. It produces small insignificant flowers.
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Family: Euphorbiaceae
Scientific name: Codiaeum variegatum
Common Names: Croton, Garden Croton, Variegated Laurel, Variegated Croton.
Pitch Apple Bonsai Tree, scientific name Clusia rose, is native to tropical areas of America. It is a very popular ornamental plant all over the world.
If you carve your name onto the surface of a leaf, the mark will remain until the leaf is shed, hence one of the common names Autograph Tree.
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Family: Clusiaceae
Scientific name: Clusia rose
Common Names: Autograph Tree, Balsam Apple, Cupey, Copey, Scotch-attorney, Pitch Apple, Monkey Apple, Clusia.
Sweet Orange Bonsai Tree, scientific name Citrus sinensis, is an evergreen that is loved by bonsai growers for it’s fragrant white flower and tasty fruits oranges. It can be grown indoors.
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Family: Rutaceae
Scientific name: Citrus sinensis
Common Names: Sweet Orange, Navel Orange, Blood Orange.
Origin: Native to Vietnam, NW India and southern China. It is cultivated in subtropical and tropical areas all over the world.
Meyer Lemon Bonsai Tree, scientific name Citrus meyeri, is native to China. It is a great indoor plant that produces lovely white fragrant flowers and tasty fruits “lemons” all year round.
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Family: Rutaceae
Scientific name: Citrus meyeri
Common Names: Meyers lemon, Improved Meyer Lemon, Chinese Dwarf Lemon, Chinese Dwarf Lemon, Dwarf Lemon.
Eastern White Cedar Bonsai Tree, scientific name Chamaecyparis thyoides ‘Andelyensis’, is a pyramidal shaped evergreen that hardy and needs to be grown outdoors.
It produces not of ornamental importance small flowers that are followed by small cones.
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Family: Cupressaceae
Scientific name: Chamaecyparis thyoides ‘Andelyensis’
Key Lime Bonsai Tree, scientific name Citrus aurantifolia, belongs to Rutaceae family. Few varieties of the Key Lime are ‘Everglade’, ‘Kagzi’, ‘Palmetto’, ‘Yung’.
It is drought tolerant but needs to be protected from cold temperatures. Great for indoors.
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Family: Rutaceae
Scientific name: Citrus aurantifolia
Common Names: Mexican Lime, Bartender’s Lime, Key Lime, West Indian Lime.
Green Thread Cypress Bonsai Tree, scientific name Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘filifera nana’, is a sun loving evergreen with light green, lacy thread-like leaves and spreading pendulous branches. Is a dwarf variety.
Another dwarf variety Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘filifera aurea’ nana, also known as Gold Thread Cypress is very similar to Green Thread Cypress except for the sunshine yellow foliage.