The trees of Bonsaily
Everyone grows the same tree on a given day. The trees follow the old Japanese almanac’s 72 micro-seasons, so a new one comes every week or two.
| Season | Tree |
|---|---|
| 27 December – 4 January | Japanese black pine · Matsu 松 |
| 7–11 November and 5–14 January | Camellia · Tsubaki 椿 |
| 15–24 January | Japanese winterberry · Umemodoki 梅擬 |
| 25 January – 3 February | Ezo spruce · Ezomatsu 蝦夷松 |
| 4–18 February | Japanese plum · Ume 梅 |
| 19 February – 5 March | Flowering quince · Boke 木瓜 |
| 6–20 March | Peach blossom · Momo 桃 |
| 21–30 March | Cherry blossom · Sakura 桜 |
| 31 March – 9 April | Weeping cherry · Shidarezakura 枝垂桜 |
| 10–19 April | Flowering crab apple · Kaidō 海棠 |
| 20–29 April | Japanese kerria · Yamabuki 山吹 |
| 30 April – 9 May | Wisteria · Fuji 藤 |
| 10–20 May | Japanese zelkova · Keyaki 欅 |
| 21–30 May | Satsuki azalea · Satsuki 皐月 |
| 31 May – 10 June | Pomegranate · Zakuro 石榴 |
| 11–15 June | Gardenia · Kuchinashi 梔子 |
| 16–20 June | Ripening plum · Ume no mi 梅の実 |
| 21 June – 1 July | Hydrangea · Ajisai 紫陽花 |
| 2–11 July | Hinoki cypress · Hinoki 檜 |
| 12–22 July | Silk tree · Nemu 合歓 |
| 23 July – 2 August | Shimpaku juniper · Shimpaku 真柏 |
| 3–17 August | Crape myrtle · Sarusuberi 百日紅 |
| 18–27 August | Japanese white pine · Goyōmatsu 五葉松 |
| 28 August – 12 September | Persimmon · Kaki 柿 |
| 13–27 September | Chinese quince · Karin 花梨 |
| 28 September – 12 October | Ginkgo · Ichō 銀杏 |
| 13–22 October | Chrysanthemum · Kiku 菊 |
| 23–27 October | Japanese larch · Karamatsu 唐松 |
| 28 October – 6 November | Japanese maple · Momiji 紅葉 |
| 12–21 November | Trident maple · Tōkaede 唐楓 |
| 22 November – 1 December | Spindle tree · Nishikigi 錦木 |
| 2–11 December | Tachibana orange · Tachibana 橘 |
| 12–26 December | Sasanqua camellia · Sazanka 山茶花 |