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 2 per fascicle, 8-12 cm long, margins rough, stomatal lines on all surfaces; female cones conical to ovate, 4-7 cm long, in whorls of 2-5 at branch nodes, remaining closed and attached for several years, seed and attached wing 10-17 mm long. (Conifersociety.org)
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. Cultivars shown or on campus may include P. 'Oculus Draconis' (variegated needles). Cultivars on campus include P. 'Low Glow', P. 'Pendula', and P. Umbraculifera.

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: Monoecious plant 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, Brown     Organ Modifications: Ectomycorrhizae

Pest Susceptibility:	Deer resistant, Drought resistant, Wood deformity

Location(s): (AGB) Acer Griseum Bed : dwarf cv. Low Glow (GAZ) GAZebo (GAZN) GAZebo North Location Map

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