Trees chosen to decorate the gardens are usually pine, bamboo, cypress, fir, maple, elm, tea plants and banyan. The latter is particularly popular because its branches can be bent into any desired shape.
假山置妥後，應植上樹木或苔蘚。盆景適用的樹種很多，像松、竹、柏、杉、楓、榆和茶樹均可，但因榕樹枝葉較軟，適於隨心所欲栽種成各種形狀，故榕樹盆景出現的最多。