Bonsai artists from around Florida will once again display their fine works of art by participating in the 2023 BSF Convention Exhibit. Many different species and styles of bonsai will be represented. The exhibit room opens at 9:00 AM on Friday morning. See the list below for consideration for the Native Species Award. The deadline to submit a tree for consideration is April 16
Florida Native Species List
COMMON NAME | SCIENTIFIC NAME |
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Acacia | A. choriophylla |
American Hornbeam | Carpinus caroliniana |
Bald/Pond Cypress | Taxodium distichum, ascendens |
Buttonwood | Conocarpus erectus |
Calabash Tree | Cresenta cujete |
Cats Claw | Pithecellobium unguis-cati. |
Firebush | Hamelin patens |
Florida Elm | Ulmus americana |
Florida Keys Blackbeard | Pithecelbbium Keyense |
Florida Privet | Forestiera segregate |
Gumbo Limbo | Bursera simaruba |
Hammock Velvetseed | Guettarda elliptica |
Laurel Oak | Quercus laurifolia |
Lignum Vitae | Guaiacum officinale |
Live Oak | Quercus virginiana |
Manilla Tamarind | Pithecellobium dulce |
Muscadine Grape | Tetrastigma rotundifolia |
Palatka Holly | Ilex x attenuata |
Parsley Hawthorn | Crataegus marshalii |
Pines: | |
Loblolly | Pinus taeda |
Longleaf | Pinus palustris |
Pond | Pinus Serotina |
Sand | Pinus clausa |
Slash | Pinus elliottii |
Spruce | Pinus glabra |
Pond Apple | Annona glabra |
Saltbush | Baccharis halimifolia |
Scrub Mint | Conradina cauescens |
Sea Grape | Coccoloba uvifern |
Shortleaf or Giant Bearded Fig or Wild Banyan Tree | Ficus citrifolia |
Simpsons Stopper | Eugenia Foetida |
So. Hackberry/Sugarberry | Celtis laevigata |
So. Red Cedar | Juniperus silicicola |
Strangler Fig | Ficus aurea |
Swamp/Red Maple | Acer rubrum |
Tintillo | Randia aculeate |
Tough Buckthorn | Bumelia chrysophylloides |
Walters Viburnum | Viburnum obovatum |
Water Elm | Planera aquatica |
Wild Blueberry | Vaccinium species |
Wild Hime | Zanthoxylum Fagara |
Wild Tamarind | Lysiloma latisiligua |
Winged Elm | Ulmus alata |
Yaupon & Weeping Y. Holly | Ilex vomitoria / Pendula |