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Japanese Black Pine

Scientific name: Pinus thunbergii
Taxonomy
Family:Pinaceae
Type:Coniferous trees
Native:NO
Plant Requirements
Zone:5 to 8
Sun:Full sun
Moisture:Dry
Plant Characteristics
Height:25 ft
Width:20 ft
Additional Characteristics
Trees


Fruit

Leaves


Bark
Wildlife value

Poisonous
Description Japanese Black Pine is best recognized in the landscape with its distinctive silvery white "candles", which refer to the young, fast-growing upright shoots which appear in the spring.

  Morphology:
Japanese black pine generally gets 20’-30’ in cultivation. It has an irregular shape with horizontal branches. The foliage tends to be concentrated near the tips of the branchlets. Japanese black pine has fairly stiff dark green needles 3”-5” long in bundles of 2.

Cones are 1.5”-2.5” and appear as singles or clusters of doubles. They have a woody, egg-shaped appearance and a light brown color.

  Adaptation:
Japanese black pine is very tolerant of high winds and salt spray - an excellent evergreen for the coastal and even the seaside garden. Very popular on the East Coast as well in southern California where it is used in Asian gardens.

  Pests:
Japanese Black Pine does not suffer through the pest problems that are commonly found on this species on the East Coast.
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