Hondo Spruce
Picea jezoensis ssp. hondoensis
Pinaceae
Growth habit
Tree
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Japan
Location
Source of plant
Forestfarm Nursery
Description
Shorter than the type with darker older branches, and young shoots more reddish-brown, the buds violet and very resinous, the leaf cushions more swollen on the sides, the needles deep green above, nearly white beneath, more appressed to the branches, shorter and with shorter tips.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5