Bonsai are trees grown in pots or trays, pruned and shaped, reduced in size, but their shape and trunk still have ancient features, dyed in an ancient color.

Below are the top 10 most beautiful and impressive Bonsai trees in the world with unique and balanced appearances by master bonsai artists around the world compiled by Bonsai Empire.

This special Bonsai tree is over 800 years old. This is also one of the most expensive bonsai trees in the world! Kunio Kobayashi, one of the most famous Bonsai artists in the world, is the owner of this bonsai tree. He has won the prestigious Japanese Prime Minister’s Award four times.

Goshin – “Guardian” – a forest planted with 11 Foemina Junipers trees is a work created by artist John Y. Naka. The earliest tree that was started to become a bonsai was in 1948.

Small bonsai – a Shohin tree by Morten Albek. This particular bonsai piece is a beautiful Rockspray Cotoneaster.

The tree was planted on a small rock by John Pitt, a famous potter, and is only 10cm tall. The tree flowers in summer and in winter it produces red berries.

Pinus Silvestris, by Stefano Frisoni. A bonsai work crafted in a traditional style with very dense foliage, like clouds in the sky.

Penjing Landscape Tree by Yee-sun Wu. A work full of authenticity and vitality created from the combination of Chinese plum trees (Sageretia Theezans), images of temple roofs, animals…

Bonsai with flowers, by Wolfgang Putz. A Rhododendron plant only 14cm tall is shaped and planted in a beautiful small Japanese pot. In late spring and early summer, azalea blooms beautifully and vividly.

Brazilian Rain Tree by Budi Sulistyo. The Brazilian Rain Tree, a tree native to Central and South America, is considered one of the most popular types of bonsai. At the same time, they are also considered the most beautiful tropical plants in the world.

Bonsai styling, by Morten Albek. Bonsai styling is used for large display occasions. The art of creating an artistic bonsai design includes a central bonsai tree, another bonsai tree and a roll of art lettering paper to create a highlight.

Japanese maple (Acer palmatum), by Walter Pall. This bonsai work is a very large maple tree over a hundred years old, very beautiful and realistic.

Bonsai tree by master artist Masahiko Kimura.