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68 Top trees for bonsai

Seasonal beauties

One of the great joys of bonsai is the ability to follow the progress

of the seasons through your sculpture—from the first optimistic
buds bursting in spring, to the last splash of vibrant fall foliage.
The trees in this section almost reinvent themselves, revealing
dramatically different characteristics throughout the year.

The most dramatic seasonal change occurs Some trees may be outstandingly beautiful
in the fall when deciduous trees turn vivid for just two weeks but still have aesthetic
shades of yellow, orange, and red as their value as bonsai. Other trees offer flowers
leaves start to shut down for the year before and fruit over all four seasons, providing
the tree goes into dormancy. Maples, zelkova, a real sense of the time of year
and sumac are some particular highlights and the cyclical nature of life.
for fall color, but they also look very vibrant
and youthful during spring when their buds
start to swell and the new shoots open.

Colorful bracts are a
highlight throughout the year

Cascading branch is
just at the right length
compared to the
thickness of the trunk