There are a variety of trees that are coniferous and evergreen which can be made into bonsai. These trees will benefit using specific soil for potting, such as conifer bonsai soil.
Trees that fall into this category are popular species for cool to cold weather. They include a variety of different pine trees, such as Japanese Black Pine, Red Pine, Five-Needle Pine. Also species such as junipers make great bonsai. Needle Junipers, Sargent Junipers, and Common Junipers make great candidates for bonsai.
Other fun species to consider are spruces and cypress. All these mentioned types are conifers and will make incredible works of art. Using your tools will help form these guys into beautiful show pieces. Some tools to consider when making this type of bonsai are concave cutters and trunk splitters because of the hard wood typically encountered with conifers.
