Japanese Red Pine (Pinus densiflora)
Densely flowering pine, often bent or crooked, with a wide and irregular habit. The needles are moderately long and sharply pointed. The long cones are pinkish-brown or purple.
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Appearance
Densely flowering pine, often bent or crooked, with a wide and irregular habit. The needles are moderately long and sharply pointed. The long cones are pinkish-brown or purple.
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Leaf upperside
Bluish-green pointed soft needles, 6-12cm long, 0.1cm wide. Arranged in pairs.
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Fruits
Short-stemmed ovate to conical pendent cones, up to 5cm long. Thin scales, with flat scale leaf.
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Bark
Bark fissured lengthwise, grey.
Application
Bird protection, public areas, parks, urban areas, private parks, gardens, winter gardens, pollen (allergy)
Native regions
Japan, Korea, Sakhalin, Taiwan
Location parameters
Light: sunny to off-sun, temperature: normal to cool, soil: fresh to moist, soil structure: firm to loose, soil depth: medium- to very deep, soil quality: medium, pH value: 5.0 to 8.0
Demands
Requires a sheltered warm location.
Growth
Height of growth: 20m to 30m, growth habits: flat, wide, irregular, often grows askew
Leaves
Bluish-green pointed soft needles, 6-12cm long, 0.1cm wide. Arranged in pairs.
Flowers
Flowering period IV-VI, reddish cone-like female flowers, male flowers grouped in dense oblong ears.
Fruits
Short-stemmed ovate to conical pendent cones, up to 5cm long. Thin scales, with flat scale leaf.
Bark
Bark fissured lengthwise, grey.
Roots
Surface-rooting, fine root system, expansive root system