Can Any Plant be Used for Bonsai?

[imafan26]

I've seen them prep the mums for display. Each petal of each mum is positioned by hand.

[manofthetrees]

no tom they are grow like this ive seen a few good examples in person.it was quite a few years before my bonsai obsession started so I didnt ask questions that I would have today

[rainbowgardener]

What are some common plants I can bonsai? Err... Turn into bonsai?.... Ugh... What is the term I should use?

As far a common non-tree plants that can be treated as bonsai, any kind of woody shrub with smallish leaves that grows in your neighborhood would be a good place to start. I currently have a burning bush shrub that was 4 feet tall when I dug it out of a flower bed, that I am (slowly) working on turning in to bonsai.

It has a considerably thicker stem/ "trunk" than a real tree that height (like a maple tree or something) would have, which is a good thing for bonsai.