Japanese White Pine

Japanese White Pine

Taxobox
name = Japanese White Pine
status = LR/lc | status_system = IUCN2.3


image_width = 240px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Pinophyta
classis = Pinopsida
ordo = Pinales
familia = Pinaceae
genus = "Pinus"
subgenus = "Strobus"
species = "P. parviflora"
binomial = "Pinus parviflora"
binomial_authority = Siebold & Zucc.

The Japanese White Pine ("Pinus parviflora") is a pine in the white pine group, "Pinus" subgenus "Strobus", native to Japan. It is also known as the Japanese Five Needle Pine ("Pinus pentaphylla").

It grows to 15-25 m in height and is usually as broad as it is tall, forming a wide, dense, conical crown. The leaves are needle-like, in bundles of five, with a length of 5-6 cm. The cones are 4-7 cm long, with broad, rounded scales; the seeds are 8-11 mm long, with a vestigial 2-10 mm wing.

This is a popular tree for bonsai, and is also a popular horticultural tree in other countries..

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