Japanese Five Needle Pine Bonsai Tree - Mame' Style
(pinus parvifolia)

This Japanese White Pine is the most commonly used pine for bonsai in Japan.It is an evergreen with short stiff needles forming blue/green tufts of foliage at the branch tips creating an overall fine texture to the tree silouette. The brownish red cones are one to four inches long. The needles grow in groups of five which is why it is known as a five-needle-pine. Hardy. Keep outdoors.