Picea koyamae

Koyama's species

PinaceaePicea

Koyama's spruce is a member of the pine or Pinaceae family and is native to central Honshu Island in Japan. It can reach up to 20 m tall.

  • Leaves are needle-like, rhombic (4 sides all equal length), 8–12 mm long, 1.5 mm across, pointed; needles are on short, stout pegs (sterigmata).
  • Cones are pendulous, non-fragmenting, cylindric, 4–8 cm long and 2 cm across, pale brown, with stiff, smoothly rounded scales
  • Bark smooth and brown on young trees, turning gray-brown, peeling off in thin scales; on old trees, it is black-grey, rough and scaly.

Contributors

  • Philippe de Spoelberch