Hardy Bonsai

Category: Nurseries Also called: Hardy Bonsai LLC; Hardy Bonsai Colorado Springs; hardybonsai.com Last checked: 2026-10-19

What it is

Hardy Bonsai is a family-run bonsai nursery in Colorado Springs, Colorado with its own online store at hardybonsai.com. Its About page calls it “a family run registered nursery located in Colorado Springs, Colorado growing and selling pre-bonsai trees, accent plants, bonsai products, and offering classes.” The Trees page says the trees are “sustainably grown on our nursery property in Colorado Springs, CO at a high elevation of 6,409 ft at the eastern base of the Rocky Mountains,” with a focus on deciduous and North American native species.

Who it’s for

Growers in the continental U.S. who want low-cost native or cold-hardy starter stock (bald cypress, river birch, American hornbeam, Rocky Mountain maple, three-leaf sumac) or a small developing bonsai, and Colorado Springs residents who want hands-on beginner classes.

Why it’s listed

This is a first-party grower with a real cart. The store’s Trees page shows priced trees with stock levels, product pages have Add to cart, the cart page loads, and the site publishes written refund and shipping policies. The About page lists Colorado Department of Agriculture licensed nursery #004112. It is not a directory card, not Amazon and not a supplies-only shop.

Sample trees and prices (Trees page, checked 2026-10-19): bald cypress starter $11; river birch starter $13; three-leaf sumac starter $14; American hornbeam, Japanese zelkova, American snowbell and red maple starters $15 each; rough-bark Chinese elm starter $16; Rocky Mountain maple starter $20; cedar elm (01) bonsai tree in a 1-gallon pot $40 (only 1 left).
Sold out on the check date: larger pieces such as a Ponderosa pine bonsai ($125), chalk maple ($120), Japanese apricot pre-bonsai ($150) and quaking aspen pre-bonsai ($70).
Starter size: starter trees are described as about 5–9 inches tall in a 3.5 × 5 inch square pot; you receive a tree similar to the example photo.
Shipping and returns (Policies page): ships to the continental United States only, on Mondays and Tuesdays; Oregon and Washington orders ship bare root, and trees go to those states only while dormant (November–February). Problems must be reported with a photo within 24 hours of delivery for a replacement or refund.
Also sold: carnivorous accent plants, handmade ceramics, tool holders, seeds and gift cards. The Classes page lists beginner bonsai and kusamono classes in Colorado Springs (all sold out on the check date).

Prices and stock are what the pages showed on the check date. They change.

Official URL

Official nursery and shop site: https://www.hardybonsai.com/

Shop trees: https://www.hardybonsai.com/shop-trees-skf0K
Cart: https://www.hardybonsai.com/cart
Example product (cedar elm, $40): https://www.hardybonsai.com/shop-trees-skf0K/p/ulmus-crassifolia-cedar-elm-01
About: https://www.hardybonsai.com/about
Policies (refund and shipping): https://www.hardybonsai.com/policies
Classes: https://www.hardybonsai.com/classes
Events: https://www.hardybonsai.com/events
Contact: https://www.hardybonsai.com/contact

Location

Colorado Springs, Colorado (the site gives no street address; the footer reads “Hardy Bonsai LLC, Colorado Springs, Colorado”). The Policies page lists [email protected] for order problems; the Contact page is a web form. Its Events page lists Rocky Mountain Bonsai Society Colorado Springs meetings at Colorado Springs Fire Station 18 on Thursday, November 19 and Thursday, December 17, 2026, 6:30–9:00 PM.

Notes

Category is Nurseries: a licensed grower selling its own priced trees through its own cart.
No street address or phone is published, so this is an online-first nursery; classes and pickups are in Colorado Springs.
Many larger trees were sold out on the check date; the in-stock trees were mostly starters under $20.
Colorado is not new (Branch and Bloom Bonsai in Denver/Broomfield is listed under Learning), but this is the first Colorado nursery. FL, CT, MI, GA, VT, MA, NJ, OK and DE were avoided. Candidates in unused states (NH, NV, NM, SD, HI, AR, KS) were checked first and failed (see manifest).
Listing image: the site has no logo image (the header is plain text), no site-wide og:image, and its Instagram avatar could not be fetched without a login. The image is the store’s own product photo and og:image for the cedar elm (01) bonsai tree, 750×1000 (resized from 2500×3333, WebP converted to PNG), saved as hardy-bonsai.png. Replace it with an official logo if one becomes available.
Not affiliated with Bonsai Plaza. No purchase, contact or form submission was made.

FAQ

Q: Where is Hardy Bonsai?
A: Colorado Springs, Colorado. The site does not publish a street address; it sells mainly online.

Q: Can I buy bonsai trees online?
A: Yes. The official store at hardybonsai.com sells starter trees, pre-bonsai and bonsai trees with Add to cart and a cart page.

Q: How much are the trees?
A: On 2026-10-19, starter trees ranged from $11 to $20 and a 1-gallon cedar elm bonsai tree was $40. Larger pre-bonsai ($70–$150) were sold out.

Q: Where does it ship?
A: The continental United States only, on Mondays and Tuesdays. Oregon and Washington orders ship bare root, and trees go there only while dormant (November–February).

Q: What if a tree arrives damaged?
A: Email a photo within 24 hours of delivery. The nursery replaces a dead plant if it has one, or refunds it, and may give a partial refund for superficial damage on pre-bonsai.

Q: Does it teach classes?
A: Yes. The Classes page lists beginner bonsai and kusamono classes in Colorado Springs; all were sold out on the check date.