5 Great Bonsai Trees for Beginners

Here I give my top 5 bonsai tree species picks for beginners.

Let me have your thoughts and feedback in the comments.

Enjoy 🙏

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[TheBonsaiGarden]

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[MartinBBB]

Appreciated the nod to Gavin at the beginning!

[HANJABO]

Good job master... Beautifull bonsai mame👍

[Dave.and.Lees.Bonsai]

Great video Jason I would say yes, they are the top five for beginners Thanks for sharing (Dave)

[mandyhernon]

Lovely and interesting video. My first tree was an ash that had self seeded, got quite a few mountain ash and lemons germinated from pips. Just having another go at almonds got one last year but lost it overwinter. This time got 14 to germinate but a slug in greenhouse got a couple. If l get two l will be happy.

[BlueSkyBonsai]

Great selection of starter trees, resilient forgiving species that can also look amazing as they mature. Maybe I would also add in zelkova, boxwood, pomegranate, and olive but then maybe it would need to be top 10 instead of 5!!

[BlueJayBonsai]

Greta job Jason! My top 2 are.. indoor: Portulacaria afra. Outdoor: larch. That’s enough for a beginner to start with! 🤣🐦💙

[phillipwaterman]

Bonsai phill very good quality video you are right with your starter tree keep upthegood work mate thanks Jason

[tinboxlife]

As a very new beginner to bonsai with a "bought one... killed one" ratio (a Carmona), I'm now doing what I should have done last summer - try to understand the basics before buying plants! This is a helpful video and one I will take notice of as I source my next bonsai tree (an easy one for beginners that is hard to kill). I have also ordered the DK Bonsai book which you had recommended in another video. Thanks for the advice...

[kevinglenn]

Thank you for this video. I did bring my Chinese Elms indoors not knowing they would suffer. I've lost a lot of leaves on a couple of them but a few buds have opened. A few others are doing quite well with minimal leaf loss. If they survive this winter indoors i won't bring them indoors next year. I am trying to keep the humidity up with a humidity tray, and humidifiers.

[mattbrennan]

I like your choices. Here in Connecticut we have had great success with natives like maples, hornbeams, and thuja. Thanks, keep growing

[Kwood]

Great job Jason . I have 4 out of the 5 .
I really like the cotoneasters they are interesting year round .

[jonathanaristone]

All good picks for beginners. My personal preference is non topicals. Your mild winters in comparison to mine is a bonus !🎄🎄

[andrewbeattie]

Nailed it. I love your choices and the thoughts behind each one. As i don't have any indoor trees i would, ignorantly, have overlooked the Ficus and probably have included a Trident Maple instead.
Thanks Jason

[sbragaglia]

Very well done! I loved the video which is very informative. Big plus: your own plants to exemplify the explanation for each type! 👏👏👏

[TonysBonsai]

Superb video mate. really enjoyed the explanations and the examples. You've inspired me to do my own take on this.

[greenmachinesweden]

Great vid! I think jade trees are better than ficus for indoors. Maybe because we don't get much sun for 4 months of winter? Ficus just suffer and drop leafs all that time. With artificial ligt it works better, but that may not be for beginners.😀👍

[RogersGardenandBonsai]

Now you've started something! I have a Kojo no Mai. It started as a tree to turn into a Bonsai many years ago. Then a good friend in the Orchid Channel world lost her youngest Son (aged around 12). She started a project #growitforJosh asking people to dedicate a plant/tree to her Son's memory, send her a pic or short vid and she would show these at the end of one of her vids every week. I chose this tree so put it in a larger garden tub to grow on. Now my interest in Bonsai has resumed, I'm going to get this in a large Bonsai pot this Autumn, take off unwanted branches and wait for the blossom in early Spring. Some shaping will be done towards the end of next year once the root system has recovered from the disturbance and the new growth has hardened off. It will be an 'instant Bonsai'.

[XaviersBonsaiRetreat]

A really great video Jason and I liked the presentation. Even better though...you didnt pick my top three bonsai trees for beginners. I hadnt thought of the cotoneaster but definitely a good spot. The Ficus is great except it does get that horrible sticky honeydew that drips on furniture through the winter :(

[lorigraham]

Maples have been good growers for me here in Idaho and tolerate winters down to the occasional -10F and summers of 100F with just a little protection. Hawthorn are very hardy, small leaves, small flowers and berries, just have to deal with the thorns.