The Chinese White Pine or Armand Pine (Pinus armandii) is a species of pine native to China (Shanxi, Gansu, and Yunnan) with upland populations in Anhui. This tree grows at altitudes between 1,000-3,300 m asl in China, and 2,200-3,000 m asl in Taiwan, and northern Myanmar. In Chinese, Pinus armandii is known as Mount Hua…
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 Japanese Red Pine (Pinus densiflora)
The Japanese Red Pine (Pinus densiflora) is a species of conifer native to Japan, the Korean Peninsula, northeastern China, and southeastern Russia. The Japanese Red Pine has become a popular ornamental tree and has several cultivars. In Japan, Pinus densiflora is known as Akamatsu (赤松), literally “red pine”, and Mematsu (雌松). The tree is widely…
Characteristics of Japanese Black Pine (Pinus thunbergii)
Japanese Black Pine (Pinus thunbergii) is a species of conifer tree native to the Japanese coast, to be precise in the Kyushu, Shikoku, and Honshu areas. Apart from there, this tree is also found growing in South Korea. In North America, Pinus thunbergii trees have experienced many deaths caused by pinewood nematodes (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus). The…
Characteristics of the Real Ficus retusa Tree
Ficus retusa is an evergreen tree species in the genus Moraceae, which is native to the Malay Archipelago. However, this tree is almost never exposed to the media because it only grows in certain locations. Indonesian people call it Ara Jejawi or Gambiran. There are no local nurseries yet that cultivate Ficus retusa commercially, given…