| Scientific Name: | Pinus densiflora |
| Common Name: | Japanese red pine |
| Family Name: | Pinaceae |
| Origin: | S.E. Asia / Japan / China |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Conifer |
| Mature Size: | 10 - 15m x 5 - 7m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Dense, Irregular, Spreading, Upright |
| Form: | Irregular, Pyramidal - widely |
| Texture: | Medium - fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Accent plant, Shade tree, Specimen plant, Tall background, Wind break, Winter interest, Woodland margin |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Needle-like, Fascicles, Soft flexible, Glabrous, Acicular, Entire |
| Flowers: | n/a (male cone), Yellow, Apr-May |
| Fruit: | Cone (winged seeds), Brown, Aug-Sep-Oct, (Persistent) |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Needles 2 per fascicle, 8-12cm long x 0.7-1.2mm wide, margins rough, stomatal lines on all surfaces; female cones conical to ovate, 4-7cm long, in whorls of 2-5 at branch nodes, remaining closed and attached for several years, seed with wing 10-17mm long; bark partially red to orange, exfoliating. <a href ='https://www.conifers.org/pi/Pinus_densiflora.php' target='_blank'>Conifers.org</a> | |