Asia trees

With an area of ​​44 million square kilometers, Asia is the largest continent on Earth. It is located in the northern hemisphere, and there is a great diversity of climates and, therefore, also different habitats in which fauna and flora have evolved adopting multiple shapes and colors.

If we focus on the trees of Asia, a wonderful world opens up that thousands of species have made their home. Do you want to know some of them? 

Acacia of Constantinople (Albizia julibrissin)

La Albizia julibrissin it is a deciduous tree widely cultivated in temperate regions of the world. It is native to Southeast and East Asia, and grows to a height of 15 meters. Its crown is parasol, and bipinnate green leaves sprout from its branches. During the spring its pink flowers sprout, and shortly after the fruits do, which are dry legumes about 10 centimeters in length. Resists up to -7ºC.

Japanese alder (alnus japonica)

The Japanese alder is a deciduous tree native to China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. We will also find it in Primorsky Krai, in Russia. Reaches a height of 25 to 30 meters, and its trunk is more or less straight, with a robust bark that remains smooth and without cracks throughout the life of the plant. The leaves are oval, elongated, and green in color. Its male flowers are yellowish / reddish brown catkins, while the female ones have brownish / purple strobili. Resists up to -18ºC.

Manchurian Maple (Acer mandshuricum)

The Manchurian maple is a deciduous tree native to China, Korea, and Primorsky Krai (Russia). It can reach 30 meters in height, but the normal thing is that it does not exceed 10-15 meters. Its leaves are trifoliate, that is, they are composed of three leaflets or pinnae that turn reddish in autumn. This is very interesting, since most of maple species they have them patted. Its flowers are grouped in yellowish-green panicles, and the fruits are winged samaras. Resists up to -18ºC.

Himalayan dogwood (cornus capitata)

The Himalayan dogwood, or as it is also known evergreen leech, is an evergreen tree native to the lower forests of the Himalayas. Reaches a height of 12 meters, and produces a wide crown very thick with leaves. During the summer white flowers bloom in great numbers. The fruits are 2-3 centimeters wide, have reddish skin and are edible (although they can be a bit bitter). Resists up to -18ºC.

Diospyros lotus

El Diospyros lotus is a deciduous tree native to Southwest Asia and Southeastern Europe that reaches a height of up to 30 meters. Its leaves are bright green, oval and with sharp tips. Towards the beginning of summer it produces flowers, and in autumn-winter its fruits finish ripening. These are edible berries with juicy pulp, yellow in color, and about 2 centimeters in diameter. Resists up to -15ºC.

Korean spruce (spruce koraiensis)

This is one spruce which, as the name suggests, is native to Korea. Reaches a height of 30 meters, and develops a crown up to 0,8 meters wide. The leaves are needle-like, leathery, and 12 to 22 millimeters long. It produces cylindrical pineapples 4-8 centimeters in diameter by 2 centimeters wide. It resists frosts down to -20ºC.

Common oak (Oak)

This is a oak that grows in Asia, but also in Europe and North America. It can reach a height of 40 meters, and develops a wide crown. The leaves are deciduous (actually, marcescent), green and simple. During the fall they produce fruits that are known as acorns, after the flowers (hanging catkins) fade. Resists up to -18ºC.

Oriental banana (platanus orientalis)

El oriental banana it is a deciduous tree originating from the Balkans to Iran. Reaches a height of 30 meters, and its trunk once it reaches adulthood measures up to 1 meter in diameter. The leaves are pentalobed (5 lobes), large, and green although they turn yellowish in autumn. The flowers gather in inflorescences, which when withering produce rounded fruits. Resists up to -15ºC.

Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora)

The Japanese red pine is a tree native to Japan, Korea, northeast China and the extreme southeast of Russia. Grows to a height of 20 to 35 meters, with a straight trunk and a crown formed by acicular leaves up to 12 centimeters long. The pineapples are between 4 to 7 centimeters. Resists up to -18ºC.

Japanese willow (Salix udensis)

The Japanese willow is a deciduous tree native to Japan, China, Russia and Siberia. With a height of 5 meters, it is a very interesting plant for small / medium gardens. But yes, keep in mind that its glass can measure 5 meters wide. As for the trunk, it has a smooth, grayish bark. Resists up to -18ºC.

Which of these Asian trees did you like the most?