Norwegian Spruce or European Spruce (Picea abies) is an evergreen species native to Northern, Central, and Eastern Europe. This tree has branches that are usually downward, and the largest cone of all spruce trees. It is very closely related to the Siberian Spruce (Picea obovata), which replaced it in the east of the Ural Mountains….
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 White Spruce (Picea glauca)
The Western white spruce or White spruce (Picea glauca) is a species of an evergreen tree native to the boreal and northern temperate forests of North America. The tree is originally native to central Alaska throughout the east, across southern and central Canada to the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland. Today, the White spruce has naturalized…
Characteristics of White Spruce (Picea engelmannii)
The white spruce or Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii) is a species of conifer tree native to western North America, from central British Columbia and southwest Alberta, southwest to northern California, and southeast to Arizona and New Mexico, there are also two isolated populations in northern Mexico. This tree mostly grows on mountains with an altitude…
Characteristics of Blue Spruce (Picea pungens)
Blue Spruce or Colorado Spruce (Picea pungens) is a species of evergreen tree native to North America and is found in USDA growth zones 1 through 7. Its natural range includes Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. The blue spruce has been widely introduced elsewhere with USDA 1-7 climates and is often grown…
Characteristics of Fukien Tea (Ehretia microphylla)
Fukien Tea or Philippine Tea Tree (Ehretia microphylla syn Carmona retusa) is a species of flowering shrub in the Boraginaceae family. This tree grows widely in the east and southeast Asia including India, China, Taiwan, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Australia. Fukien tea has become an invasive weed in Hawaii, where the seeds are believed to…
Characteristics of Kaya Tree (Torreya nucifera)
Kaya Tree or Japanese Torreya (Torreya nucifera) is a slow-growing, long-lived conifer tree. This tree is native to Japan (Tohoku, Yakushima, Gunma, dan Fukushima) and Jeju Island in South Korea. In Japan, this tree is known as カヤ, in China it is called 日本榧树, and in Korea 비자나무. The kaya tree is valued for its…
Characteristics of Japanese Larch (Larix kaempferi)
Japanese larch or Karamatsu (Larix kaempferi) is a species of conifer tree native to Japan, in the mountains of the Chūbu and Kantō regions of central Honshu. This tree grows at elevations up to 2,900 m asl in well-drained soil. In Japan, Larix kaempferi is known as カラマツ, in China it is called 日本落葉松, and…