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Bonsai tree types: find your tree

Indoors or outdoors, beginner or advanced: find the right species.

Which bonsai suits you? Master Matsu asks you five questions and recommends three trees. Open the bonsai finder →

7 species

Chinese elm bonsai with yellow-green autumn foliage in a turquoise pot

Chinese elm

Ulmus parvifolia

Indoors and outdoors Beginner

Ficus bonsai with thick, intertwined roots in a green glazed pot

Ficus ginseng

Ficus microcarpa

Indoors Beginner

Thick, gnarled branches of a jade plant in a turquoise pot

Jade plant

Crassula ovata

Indoors Beginner

Japanese maple bonsai with red leaves in a brown pot

Japanese maple

Acer palmatum

Outdoors Intermediate

Juniper bonsai with foliage pads in a terracotta pot

Juniper

Juniperus chinensis

Outdoors Intermediate

Olive tree bonsai with silvery green foliage in a pale pot

Olive tree

Olea europaea

Outdoors Intermediate

Azalea bonsai with small leaves in a brown pot

Satsuki azalea

Rhododendron indicum

Outdoors Intermediate