Grant Kinnaird of Bonsai Name Plates has started producing and selling some bonsai tree labels to aid with identification of bonsai trees for your own collection as well as for use at shows. The labels have been well received by the bonsai community and were seen on some trees at the recent Heathrow Show in October.
He aims to continue to add to the current list, formatted with the Botanical name on top with the Common name beneath. All text is Baskerville with no italics. All labels are Silver on Black unless white text is specifically asked for. Below is his current list of trees printed on 75mm x 50mm black card. For those people who feel that they are a little too large, it is a simple matter, using a good pair of sharp scissors to cut them down in size.
No. Latin Name Common Name
1 Acer palamatum Mountain Maple
2 Carpinus betulus European Hornbeam
3 Ulmus parvifolia Chinese Elm
4 Crataegus monognna Common Hawthorn
5 Crataegus Oxacantha Hawthorn Paul’s Scarlet
6 Chaenomeles Japponica Japanese Quince
7 Cotoneaster Rosaceae Cotoneaster
8 Cotoneaster congestus Cotoneaster
9 Larix decidua European Larch
10 Larix kaempferi Japanese Larch
11 Juniperus Juniper
12 Fagus sylvatica European Beech
13 Lonicera nitida Box Honeysuckle
14 Pinus densiflora Japanese Red Pine
15 Pinus nigra Austrian pine
16 Pinus parvifolia White Pine
17 Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine
18 Pinus thunbergii Black Pine
19 Pyracantha Firethorn
20 Quercus robur Common Oak
21 Satsuki azalea Azalea
22 Salix pendula Weeping Willow
23 Taxus baccata English Yew
24 Ulmus parvifolia Cork Bark Elm
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