Choose a healthy and well-grown fir tree for bonsai. The most common varieties used for bonsai are the Japanese White Fir (Abies concolor var. concolor) and the Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens ...

The 20-year-old white fir came from Evergreen Acres Tree Farm in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Virginia Chamlee is a Politics Writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE for three years.