Garden The Best Trees For Bonsai. We chose the most appropriate plants to create a bonsai. Jade tree (Crassula ovata) Indian Banyan (Ficus benghalensis) Dwarf Schefflera (Schefflera arboricola) Juniper Olive Chinese elm Fukien tea (Carmona retusa) Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum) Baobab Azalea Pine Pomegranate Ficus Retusa Bodhi tree (Ficus Religiosa) Cotoneaster horizontalis Boxwood Common Beech (Fagus sylvatica) Crape Myrtle Guava Ficus Benjamina