Tree and Vegetation suggestions for Japan table?

[Mr. White]

I've got all the bits I need for my Ronin table except a decent amount of trees for my mountainside village. It's a pretty lush country, so does anyone have a decent suggestion on where to get a mix of appropriate trees for the region? i usually buy Battlefield in a Box stuff, but I don't think their tree offerings fit the Far East so much.

Thanks!

[ithoriel]

I got a pile of pink trees intended for railway modellers from a Chinese company on EBAY. Pretty cheap and do me as cherry trees.

[Mr. White]

Those look great! I have a few cherry blossom trees, but nothing lush and green.

[FierceKitty]

Conifers are, not surprisingly, common, given the harsh winters.

[Cat]

Cherries and plums blossom in early spring, and some cherry species have a 2nd fall blossom too.  These will appear in specific planted areas.
 
Wild mountainous areas tend towards broad leafed trees and evergreens, some variation by region:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flora_of_Japan#:~:text=Evergreen%20broad%2Dleaved%20forest%20region,-Main%20article%3A%20Taiheiyo&text=Inland%2C%20trees%20belonging%20to%20the,all%20these%20are%20evergreen%20species.
 
If you want to go for fall foliage, the Japanese Maples provide very bright reds, Gingkos yellows, and various other colourful trees:
https://ikidane-nippon.com/en/features/a00273/
(You could still do two-season cherries at the courtyards/gardens/ponds.)
 
Kato has some good options:
https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/search?typ1_c=104&cat=&state=&sortid=6&searchkey=kato+trees&sold=1&spage=3

[Khusru2]

Bamboo forests can look great. They come in variety of colours including red, blue & black. I bought the 100 various sizes pack from eBay. Painted the bamboo red. The leaves I left green but  put GW shade on some to give a dying leaf look.

[Mr. White]

Do you have a link to these bamboo forests you speak on? Are they still on eBay?

[Cat]

I got these bamboo awhile ago for Southeast Asia DBA terrain:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/134146885321

Ah yes, bamboo grows in the mountains too!

[Khusru2]

A picture of my bamboo forest.

[Mr. White]

Looks great. How’d you get the paint to stick to that plastic? Did you apply any sort of primer or adhesive?

[Khusru2]

Just primed it with a couple of coats of white undercoat. Then  used a couple of coats of red wash as opposed to paint. I was surprised to find the variety of colours for bamboo.
Thinking about it, I can use it for sci-fi games.