Scientific Name:
Pinus parviflora
Pronunciation:
PYE-nus par-vih-FLORE-uh
Common Name:
Japanese white pine
Family Name:
Pinaceae
Plant Type:
Conifer
Key ID Features:
Needles 5 per fascicle, (3-)4-6cm long x 0.8mm wide, stiff and twisted, finely toothed, appear in brush-like tuft on branches, glossy bluish-green color; seed cones 1-10, crowded on upper part of new shoots, ovoid or elliptic-ovoid, maturing 6-8cm long x 3-3.5cm wide, resinous, persistent for many years; seeds obovoid, blackish, 8-10mm long x 6-7mm wide; wings short, 3-7mm long x 8mm wide. Conifers.org
Habit:
Stiffly upright
Form:
Pyramidal - widely
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
10 - 15m
Mature Spread:
7 - 10m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Forestry, Specimen plant, Tall background, Winter interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Needle-like
Arrangement:
Fascicles
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Lustrous
Colour in Summer:
Bluish, Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Bluish, Dark-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:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct, Nov
Additional Info:
Showy, Persistent, Cones may stay on tree more than six years; mostly between 4 to 8cm long and 3cm wide
Bark Morphology:
Exfoliating, Plated, Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Black
Organ Modifications:
Ectomycorrhizae
Propagation:
Seed
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (FEA) Field lab Equipment Area : parking lot wall
- (NRY) NuRserY
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab
- (TFLN) Turf Field Lab North : cv. Templehof