Picea koyamae
Koyama's speciesKoyama'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