This coniferous tree is has a grey brown trunk with a deeply fissured scaly bark and spreading ascending branches that form a broad conical habit. It has sharply pointed deep green needle-like leaves and the flowers appear in late spring followed by cones.

Hardiness zones 6 to 9 

Picea torana is a naturally found in Japan growing in central Honshu on the eastern side of the mountains at an altitude from 400 m to 1850 m (5,600 ft) and commonly in mixed stands. 

It prefers a moist maritime climate and grows in an open sunny position in well-drained moderately fertile volcanic soils that are tending acidic and is frost and snow tolerant but drought tender.  

The Tiger-tail Spruce is a grown for its attractive habitat and foliage. It is planted in parks and gardens as a lawn specimen or used in woodland settings. It is suitable for a mountainous and coastal regions establishing in 4-7 years and is long-lived. It is also cultivated widely in China. ID 3698

Note:
The common name Tiger-tail Spruce was derived from the long drooping shoots of older trees.

Picea (pi-SEE-ah) torana (toh-RAH-nah)

Pinaceae (py-NAY-see-ee)
Larches, spruces, pines, firs, hemlocks and cedars