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Deciduous Bonsai Care
Temperate broadleaf trees that use dormancy, bud swell, leaf hardening, and autumn shutdown as care signals.
Updated May 26, 2026. Written by Entgrove Editorial.
Species in this group
These pages share a care pattern, not an identical calendar.
Japanese maple
Acer palmatum
Trident maple
Acer buergerianum
Amur maple
Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala
Field maple
Acer campestre
Korean hornbeam
Carpinus turczaninowii
Japanese hornbeam
Carpinus japonica
European hornbeam
Carpinus betulus
American hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
European beech
Fagus sylvatica
Japanese beech
Fagus crenata
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
Chinese elm
Ulmus parvifolia
Siberian elm
Ulmus pumila
Cedar elm
Ulmus crassifolia
American elm
Ulmus americana
Winged elm
Ulmus alata
Zelkova / Japanese gray-bark elm
Zelkova serrata
Ginkgo
Ginkgo biloba
English oak
Quercus robur
Cork oak
Quercus suber
Coast live oak
Quercus agrifolia
Hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna, Crataegus laevigata
Crabapple
Malus sylvestris, Malus halliana, Malus cerasifera
Stewartia
Stewartia monadelpha, Stewartia pseudocamellia
Japanese flowering quince
Chaenomeles japonica, Chaenomeles speciosa
Bonsai and nursery material may be C. japonica, C. speciosa, Chojubai, or C. x superba hybrids; identify cultivar and growth habit before assuming vigor.
Japanese wisteria
Wisteria floribunda
Chinese wisteria
Wisteria sinensis
Pomegranate
Punica granatum
Mulberry
Morus alba
Ume / Japanese apricot
Prunus mume
Cherry
Prunus serrulata, Prunus incisa 'Kojo-no-mai'
Japanese white birch
Betula platyphylla
Japanese winterberry
Ilex serrata
American winterberry
Ilex verticillata
Sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
Japanese persimmon / kaki
Diospyros kaki
American persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
Chinese quince
Pseudocydonia sinensis
Blackthorn / sloe
Prunus spinosa
Red maple
Acer rubrum
Vine maple
Acer circinatum
Dogwood
Cornus florida, Cornus kousa
Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis, Celtis sinensis
Littleleaf linden
Tilia cordata
Alder
Alnus spp.
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