Bonsai Trees

Find Your Perfect Starter Bonsai Trees

Bonsai Starter Range

Grows to 2m high x 1m wide in the first 10 years.
200mm pot
Tree Height: 50cm

Extremely tight dwarf form of Japanese Black Pine, with dark green foliage and white growth buds. Ideal for rockeries, mixed conifer plantings and bonsai. 

Grows to 1.2m high x 1.2m wide in the first 10 years.
200mm pot
Tree Height: 50cm

Compact rounded form of the Japanese Black Pine. Dark green needle foliage with white candle-like buds. Hardy and tolerates coastal exposure. An interesting garden specimen and ideal bonsai subject.

Grows to 80cm high x 80cm wide in the first 10 years.
250mm pot
Tree Height: 70cm

Beautiful deciduous compact globe form of the Chinese Maidenhair tree. Dense multi-branched dwarf ideally used as a small feature in a rockery or garden bed. Leaves turn a stunning golden colour in Autumn before dropping. Excellent when grafted as a standard.

Grows to 2m high x 1.5m wide in the first 10 years.
200mm pot
Tree Height: 68cm

Dense compact form of Japanese Black Pine. Dark green needles with standout white candle buds. Beautiful small tree ideal for Japanese gardens, bonsai, or for pruning into cloud shaped topiary. 

Grows to 60cm high x 60cm wide in the first 10 years.
200mm pot
Tree Height: 36cm

Extremely tight dwarf form of Japanese Black Pine, with dark green foliage and white growth buds. Ideal for rockeries, mixed conifer plantings and bonsai. 

 

Grows to 2m high x 1.5m wide in the first 10 years.
250mm pot
Tree Height: 100cm

Beautiful and versatile pine, used in oriental gardens, bonsai and topiary work in Japan for many centuries. Distinct white buds, dark green needles and rugged framework. Very hardy, doing well in poor, sandy conditions.

Grows to 4m high x 2m wide in the first 10 years.
200mm pot
Tree Height: 90cm

The Autumn Gold, also known as the Maiden Hair Tree, builds on the Ginkgo’s long-lasting, reliable reputation. The Ginkgo is the world’s oldest tree for good reason…it survives and thrives, long after others fade. It’s tolerant of pollution, disease, insects and more, so whether you’re a city dweller or rural homeowner, the Autumn Gold is perfect for you. Even better is the fact that it adapts well to a number of soil types, so there’s no guesswork in growing.
A deciduous tree with strong golden Autumn colour. A very delicate and beautiful specimen tree.

Grows to 4m high x 2m wide in the first 10 years.
200mm pot
Tree Height: 75cm

This is a medium tree, with dense branching and an upright, rounded crown. Its unusual pendulous fan-shaped leaves have a slightly fleshy/leathery texture and are a very attractive yellowy-green colour through the summer which then turns into a spectacular rich golden in autumn. Plant in well-draining soil in a sunny position to enjoy the stunning foliage.
Improved selection of Maidenhair Tree. Deciduous tree with gorgeous golden colour in Autumn. A densely leafed and beautiful specimen tree.

5 metres tall x 2.5 metres wide in the first 10 years.
200mm pot
Tree Height: 100cm

Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Goldrush’ has light, feathery, golden yellow foliage throughout the summer before turning orange and bronze in the autumn. ‘Goldrush’ is deciduous, with the dark mahogany brown, rough, fibrous bark providing interest in winter.

Beautiful golden form of the Chinese Dawn Redwood. A gorgeous, vigorous, conical tree with golden fern like foliage. Yellow, pink and red Autumn tones. Excellent specimen tree.

Grows to 20cm high x 70cm wide in the first 10 years.
200mm pot
Tree Height: 30cm

Cedrus libani ‘Hedgehog’ is a truly choice, attractive, dwarf selection of Lebanon cedar with layered, horizontally spreading branches holding exceptionally long, densely packed, rich dark Blue-green needles.

Dense dwarf low spreading form of Lebanese Cedar, a beautiful feature for the rockery.

Grows to 1m high x 1.5m wide in the first 10 years.
200mm pot
Tree Height: 25cm

Low wide spreading, blue mushroom shape. Some grafted as standards, vigorous.An attractive,densely branched,spreading plant that grows broader then high with intensley silvery grey,coarse stringy foliage.
An excellent low growing, dense, wide spreading bush with blue-grey foliage that is pendulous at its tips. Suitable in a mixed conifer garden or as a feature.

Grows to 40cm high x 60cm wide in the first 10 years.
200mm pot
Tree Height: 28cm

This select cultivar of the “Dwarf Mountain Pine” forms a rounded shrub with dark green needles. It is slow growing, reaching approx 40cm in 10 years. It makes a good specimen in a rockery or a patio pot. The branches can be thinned out and wired to make a great bonsai.

Grows to 20cm high x 70cm wide in the first 10 years.
250mm pot
Tree Height: 98cm

A new variety with Christmas tree form, dense branching habit and ‘fuzzy’, softer blue-green needles than other white spruce. Fast-growing and will probably grow into a full-sized tree, 5 meter tall by 4 meter wide over 10 years. Drought tolerant and disease resistant once established. Very cold hardy.

Grows to 1.5m high x 80cm wide in the first 10 years
250mm pot
Tree Height: 96cm

A beautiful compact conical spruce. Ideal for the rockery and as a bonsai specimen. Placed in a decorative pot, ‘Christmas Star’ is an excellent long lasting Christmas tree. After Christmas, place outside in a shady spot and gradually reintroduce to filtered sun. Repot into a larger container if required.

Grows to 1.5m high x 1m wide in the first 10 years.
225mm pot
Tree Height: 58cm

A beautiful blue-grey form of the Colorado Spruce. Slow growing conical small tree developing horizontally layered branching with age. Extremely hardy. Placed in a decorative blue pot, ‘Blue Star’ TM is an excellent long lasting Christmas tree. After Christmas, place outside in a shady spot and gradually reintroduce to filtered sun. Repot into a larger container if required.

Grows to 1m high x 1m wide in the first 10 years.
200mm pot
Tree Height: 40cm

Dwarf layered form of Japanese White Pine. Blue foliage banded creamy yellow. Beautiful rockery or bonsai subject. 

Grows to 70cm high x 1m wide in the first 10 years.
200mm pot
Tree Height: 35cm

Low spreading dwarf form of Japanese White Pine. Silver-blue twisted needles. Classy rockery or bonsai specimen.

Grows to 30cm high x 40cm wide in the first 10 years.
200mm pot
Tree Height: 30cm

Dwarf blue-green globe form of Japanese White Pine. Excellent rockery specimen.

Grows to 35cm high x 40cm wide in the first 10 years.
200mm pot
Tree Height: 30cm

Dwarf, dense globe form of American White Pine. Short, soft bluish needles, more silver in shade. Beautiful small feature for the rockery.

Grows to 1m high x 1m wide in the first 10 years.
200mm pot
Tree Height: 35cm

Golden foliaged form of Japanese Black Pine with small, decorative cones. Slow growing, compact specimen for the rockery, or as a bonsai subject. 

Grows to 1m high x 1m wide in the first 10 years.
200mm pot
Tree Height: 30cm

Dwarf form of Western Himalayan White Pine. Compact globe of long needle like foliage. Beautiful rockery specimen.

Grows to 1.5m high X 1m wide in the first 10 years.
200mm pot
Tree Height: 30cm

Small upright pine of bright blue needle foliage. Decorative small cones. A beautiful contrast in the rockery and a classic bonsai specimen.

Grows to 60cm high x 80cm wide in the first 10 years.
200mm pot
Tree Height: 35cm

Beautiful blue dwarf, globe shaped pine. Ideal for the rockery or in a mixed conifer planting. 

Grows to 3m high x 1.5m wide in the first 10 years.
200mm pot
Tree Height: 30cm

An extremely attractive pyramid of silver-blue needle-like foliage. A compact and most desirable contrast specimen for the larger garden. It is hardy and therefore a great screen or long term windbreak.