Tree bonsai, makes a tree as principal part of the whole bonsai view, is supplemented by stone, grass or even moss. This kind of bonsai copies the natural environment, microform the whole balanced natural environment via shaping the tree poses matches with other natural essences according to the natural and characteristics of the tree itself.
There are many kinds of tree bonsai. Usually, tree bonsai are classified by the size of trees, number of trees, height of trees, species of trees or the natural tree styles.
Classify by tree species:
- Broad-leaved Evergreen: banyan, ivorywood (Diospyros ferrea), Podocarpusmacrophyllus, Murraya Paniculata
- Bamboo grass: Ink bamboo, Square bamboo, Bambusa multiples, etc.
- Grass Tree: cymbidium, sago cycas, Trichocolea tomentella, etc.
Classify by trunk number of trees: simple trunk or compound trunk tree
Simple trunk: straight trunk, bevel trunk, curved trunk, etc.
Compound trunks tree: more trunks or main branches in one bonsai pot