Limber Pine or Rocky Mountain White Pine is a species of a pine tree from the Pinaceae family that lives in the mountains of the Western United States, Mexico, and Canada. Its natural distribution extends from the Rocky Mountains, Colorado, New Mexico, and northern Mexico. It is found growing in the Great Basin of Nevada,…
Tree Species
Tree species is a category we created on this website to archive the types of trees that can be bonsai, ranging from tropical to subtropical trees.
Characteristics of Western Juniper (Juniperus occidentalis)
Western Juniper (Juniperus occidentalis) is a conifer tree native to the western United States, growing in the mountains at elevations of 800-3,000 m asl, and rarely descending to 100 m asl. This tree usually occurs in dry, rocky areas where there is less competition from larger species such as Blackjack Pine (Pinus ponderosa) and Coast…
Characteristics of Blackjack Pine (Pinus ponderosa)
Blackjack Pine or Western Yellow Pine (Pinus ponderosa) is a species of large coniferous trees that have native habitat in the mountainous regions of western North America. It is one of the most widely distributed pine trees in North America. Blackjack pine trees were first documented in modern science in 1826 in eastern Washington near…
Characteristics of Buddhist Pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
Buddhist pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus) is a coniferous plant in the genus Podocarpus in the Podocarpaceae family originating from Japan and China. Common names for this tree include Yew Plum Pine, Buddhist Pine, and Fern Pine. In Japan, the Buddhist pine tree is referred to as Kusamaki and Inumaki. In China, it is known as Luóhàn…
Characteristics of American Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana)
American hornbeam or Musclewood (Carpinus caroliniana) is a species of deciduous tree in the genus Carpinus, which originated in eastern North America, from Minnesota to northern Florida. It is also found growing in several areas of Canada. American hornbeam including trees that like shady areas, fertile and deep soil. Although the tree grows very well…
Characteristics of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris)
The Scots pine or Baltic pine (Pinus sylvestris) is a species of conifer tree in the family Pinaceae, native to Western Europe to Eastern Siberia, south to the Caucasus Mountains, and Anatolia, and north into the Arctic Circle in Fennoscandia. In the north of its range, it occurs from sea level to an altitude of…