Tropical bonsai

Chloroleucon tortum

Brazilian Rain Tree

Vibrant compound foliage closes up at night and when it rains.

$50 to $165Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Adenium spp.

Desert Rose

Desert roses combine colorful flowers with sculptural, swollen trunks.

$65 to $125Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Portulacaria afra

Dwarf Jade

Dwarf jade has small, rounded succulent leaves, reddish young stems and a trunk that thickens with age.

$24.99 to $350Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Ficus microcarpa

Ficus microcarpa

Ficus microcarpa makes versatile bonsai, with thick trunks that can be trained in many styles.

$60 to $250Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Ehretia microphylla

Fukien Tea

Fukien tea is a tropical bonsai with small leaves, white flowers and textured bark.

$65 to $165Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Gardenia jasminoides

Gardenia

Gardenia combines glossy evergreen leaves with richly fragrant white flowers.

$45 to $90Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Ficus microcarpa 'Ginseng'

Ginseng Grafted Ficus

Ginseng grafted ficus combines a swollen, exposed root base with a canopy of glossy green leaves.

$50 to $115Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Ficus microcarpa 'Golden Gate'

Golden Gate Ficus

Golden Gate ficus combines glossy green leaves with a gray trunk and branching that can be shaped into varied bonsai styles.

Ficus microcarpa

Green Island Ficus

Green Island ficus is grown for its glossy, rounded to oval green leaves and dense appearance.

$35 to $400Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Leptospermum scoparium

Leptospermum

Leptospermum, also known as New Zealand tea tree, has flowers resembling tiny wild roses and small, spiky evergreen leaves.

Ficus microcarpa ‘Melon Seed’

Melon Seed Ficus

Melon Seed ficus is a small leaved selection grown for its compact foliage and miniature tree proportions.

$94.99Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Polyscias fruticosa

Ming Aralia

Ming aralia is known for its pale bark.

$90Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Neea buxifolia

Neea buxifolia

Neea buxifolia makes an excellent tropical bonsai.

$35 to $350Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Gmelina philippensis

Parrots Beak

Parrot’s beak bonsai have lovely ivy shaped foliage that reduces in size over time.

$60 to $100Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Podocarpus spp.

Podocarpus

Podocarpus has leathery evergreen leaves and a dense, branching outline.

$45 to $375Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Calliandra riparia

Powderpuff

Powderpuff bonsai have reddish new growth and distinctive, fluffy flowers.

$50 to $90Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Schefflera arboricola ‘Luseane’

Schefflera

The Hawaiian umbrella tree has glossy leaflets arranged like the spokes of an umbrella.

$39.99 to $89.99Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Serissa japonica

Serissa

Serissa is often called the tree of a thousand stars for its small white, trumpet shaped flowers.

$40 to $240Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Wrightia religiosa

Water Jasmine

Water jasmine trees produce fragrant white flowers that hang below the foliage in spring and fall.

$60 to $135Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Ficus salicaria

Willow Leaf Ficus

Willow Leaf Ficus make excellent bonsai.

$40 to $650Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Bougainvillea spp.

Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea brings vivid color to a bonsai collection.

$25 to $300Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Plinia cauliflora

Jaboticaba

Jaboticaba is an unusual fruiting tree whose dark purple fruit grows directly on the trunk and larger branches.

$125 to $175Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Syzygium australe

Australian bush cherry

Australian bush cherry has glossy leaves and attractive bark.

$35 to $79.99Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Terminalia molinetii

Dwarf black olive

Dwarf black olive has small, glossy leaves and an angular branching pattern that naturally changes direction as it grows.

$45 to $165Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Carissa macrocarpa

Natal plum

Natal plum combines shiny, leathery leaves with fragrant white flowers and distinctive forked thorns.

$50 to $250Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Volkameria aculeata

Escambron

Escambron is a tropical shrub with small leaves, thorny branches and clusters of white flowers.

$275Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Crassula ovata 'Gollum'

Gollum jade

Gollum jade is an unusual succulent with tubular green leaves, often tipped with red.

$90Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Ficus burtt-davyi

Burtt Davy’s fig

Burtt Davy’s fig has glossy oval leaves and smooth, silvery gray bark.

$55 to $275Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Ficus natalensis

Natal fig

Natal fig is an African fig with elongated to oval leaves and vigorous root growth.

$175Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Hibiscus tiliaceus

Sea hibiscus

Sea hibiscus is a tropical coastal tree with heart shaped leaves and a spreading, woody framework.

$75 to $275Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Lysiloma latisiliquum

Wild tamarind

Wild tamarind has fine, fernlike compound foliage and arching branches that create a light, airy silhouette.

$200Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Malpighia coccigera

Singapore holly

Singapore holly is a tropical evergreen with very small, glossy leaves and distinctive toothed edges.

$50 to $90Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Malpighia emarginata

Barbados cherry

Barbados cherry combines green leaves with delicate pink to lavender flowers.

$50 to $90Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Operculicarya decaryi

Elephant tree

Elephant tree is a succulent tree from Madagascar with a swollen trunk, textured bark and small compound leaves.

$95 to $165Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Plectranthus ernstii

Bonsai mint

Bonsai mint is a compact, semisucculent perennial with swollen, jointed stems and pleasantly aromatic leaves.

$50Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Calliandra surinamensis

Surinam powderpuff

Feathery compound leaves provide a delicate backdrop for round powderpuff flowers made up of conspicuous pink and white stamens.

$50 to $65Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Citrus limon ‘Variegated Pink Eureka’

Variegated pink lemon

Cream and green leaves make this lemon distinctive even without fruit.

$150Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Coccoloba uvifera

Sea grape

Sea grape has broad, rounded leaves with prominent veins, giving it a bold tropical texture.

$84Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Conocarpus erectus

Buttonwood

Buttonwood is a tropical tree with glossy green leaves and lighter, contrasting veins.

$200Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Crassula ovata

Jade plant

Jade develops thick, branching stems beneath fleshy oval leaves, naturally suggesting a miniature tree as it ages.

$15 to $65Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Dichrostachys cinerea

Sickle bush

Fine, twice divided leaves contrast with sharp spines and rough, fissured bark.

$65Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Duranta erecta

Golden dewdrop

Golden dewdrop bears hanging clusters of flowers followed by golden orange berries.

$90Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Eugenia uniflora

Surinam cherry

Shiny leaves emerge with a reddish tint, giving this tropical shrub color before its small white flowers appear.

$60Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Ficus aurea

Florida strangler fig

This tropical fig combines shiny, thick green leaves with spreading branches and the potential to develop dramatic aerial roots.

$25Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Ficus benjamina

Weeping fig

Glossy leaves taper to long points along slender, drooping branches, giving weeping fig its graceful appearance.

$25 to $150Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Ficus buxifolia

Boxleaf fig

Boxleaf fig is grown for small, blunt leaves and a naturally shrubby, spreading habit.

$65Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Ficus concinna

Concinna fig

Concinna fig has simple oval to elliptical leaves with visible veins and a pointed tip.

$65Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Ficus deltoidea

Mistletoe fig

Waxy green leaves and small yellowish figs give mistletoe fig a distinctive appearance.

$35 to $125Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Ficus pumila

Creeping fig

Creeping fig differs from most bonsai figs because it is naturally a woody climber with clinging roots.

Ficus triangularis

Triangle fig

Thick, leathery leaves with a distinctive triangular shape make this tropical fig easy to recognize.

$20Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Citrus hindsii

Hong Kong kumquat

Hong Kong kumquat has small, narrow leaves, spiny branches and tiny rounded fruits that turn red orange.

$19.99 to $95Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Grewia occidentalis

Lavender star flower

Lavender star flower produces purple, star shaped blossoms against shiny green leaves.

$75 to $95Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Haematoxylum campechianum

Logwood

Logwood has small paired leaflets with notched tips and a trunk that can develop pronounced ridges and irregular contours.

Ilex dimorphophylla

Okinawa holly

Okinawa holly is notable for small leaves that change character with age: juvenile foliage is conspicuously spiny, while mature leaves can be much smoother.

$45Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Ixora spp.

Ixora

Ixora is a diverse tropical genus of shrubs and small trees with opposite leaves and clusters of tubular flowers.

$25 to $650Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Malvaviscus arboreus

Turk’s cap

Turk’s cap has red flowers whose petals remain closely wrapped, creating a distinctive upright, tubular shape rather than an open hibiscus bloom.

$60Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Phyllodium elegans

Phyllodium

Phyllodium has leaves made up of three leaflets, with a larger central leaflet and a softly hairy surface.

$60Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Premna spp.

Premna

Premna is a varied group of woody plants with simple leaves arranged in opposite pairs and small clustered flowers.

$60 to $80Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Psidium guajava ‘Nana’

Dwarf guava

Guava has prominently veined green leaves and white flowers filled with a brushlike cluster of stamens.

$45Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Trifidacanthus unifoliolatus

Trifidacanthus

Trifidacanthus is a spiny woody shrub with small, nearly leathery leaves and clearly visible leaf veins.

$35 to $600Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Zanthoxylum spp.

Fragrant pepper

Fragrant pepper belongs to Zanthoxylum, a group of aromatic woody plants with compound leaves made up of individual leaflets.

$50 to $100Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Sageretia theezans

Sweet plum

Sweet plum has small green leaves with finely toothed edges on slender woody branches.

$50Inventory price guide. Prices vary.

Lantana spp.

Lantana

Lantana brings a flowering shrub’s character to bonsai, with textured green leaves and rounded clusters of small flowers.

$100 to $125Inventory price guide. Prices vary.