Scientific Name:	Pinus densiflora
Pronunciation:	PYE-nus den-sih-FLORE-uh
Common Name:	Japanese red pine
Family Name:	Pinaceae
Plant Type:	Conifer
Key ID Features:	Needles 8 - 12 cm long, 2 per bundle.
Course(s):	HORT 2355

Habit: Irregular, Spreading, Upright Form: Irregular, Pyramidal - widely Texture: Medium - fine Mature Size: Height: 10 - 15m Spread: 5 - 7m Growth Rate: Moderate Origin: S.E. Asia / Japan / China Hardiness Rating: Zone 5: (-29 to -23 C) Exposure: Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Landscape Uses: Shade tree, Wind break, Winter interest, Woodland margin Additional Info: Google Images. Some images are of P. 'Oculus Draconis' (variegated needles). See separate entries for the cvs. on campus.

Leaf Morphology: Form: Needle-like Arrangement: Fascicles Texture/ Venation: Soft flexible Surfaces: Glabrous Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Acicular Apices: Acute Margins: Entire

Inflorescence Type: n/a (male cone) Flower Morphology: Colour (petals): Male Cone, Yellow Flower Time at Peak: Apr, May

Fruit Type: Cone (winged seeds) Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Aug, Sep, Oct Additional Info: Persistent

Bark Morphology: Plated, Lightly fissured, Exfoliating Bark or Stem Colour: Orange, Red, Tan     Organ Modifications: Ectomycorrhizae

Pest Susceptibility:	Wood deformity

Location(s): (GAZ) GAZebo (GAZN) GAZebo North Location Map

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