Scientific Name:
Pinus koraiensis
Pronunciation:
PYE-nus kor-ee-EN-siss
Common Name:
Korean pine
Family Name:
Pinaceae
Plant Type:
Conifer
Key ID Features:
Needles 5 per fascicle, 6-13cm long x 1mm wide, triangular in cross section (dark green on outer face and two inner faces with whitish green stomatal lines; female cones crowded near the ends of new shoots in groups of 1 to 5, green, ovoid, 9-11cm x 5-6cm wide, seeds wingless, about 15mm long x 10mm wide x 7mm thick. Conifers.org
Habit:
Stiffly upright
Form:
Pyramidal - widely
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
22 - 30m
Mature Spread:
10 - 15m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China (Korea, Manchuria)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Forestry
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Needle-like
Arrangement:
Fascicles
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glaucous
Colour in Summer:
Bluish, Green
Colour in Fall:
Bluish, Green
Shapes:
Acicular
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Truncate
Margins:
Serrulate
Inflorescence Type:
n/a (male cone)
Flower Morphology:
Monoecious plant
Colour (petals):
Male cone, No flowers, Yellow, Red
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May
Fruit Type:
Cone (winged seeds)
Fruit Colour:
Green, Purple, Brown
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Persistent
Bark Morphology:
Exfoliating, Plated, Smooth, Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Red, Brown
Organ Modifications:
Ectomycorrhizae
Propagation:
Seed
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant)
Course(s):
- not used (on campus)
Location(s):
- (NRY) NuRserY
- (WDH) Wark-Dumais House : east of Abies fraseri