Profile
Japanese White Pine
Pinus parviflora
Evergreen Tree
Height |
25 - 50 (feet) |
|---|---|
Spread |
25 - 50 (feet) |
Distinctions |
Pyramidal form when young, becoming flat-topped with age; needles in bundles of 5, 1.25"-2.5" long, crowded and forming what looks like tufts at the ends of the branches; persistent brown cones 1.25"-4" long, tolerant of a wide range of soils, including clay loam, but needs good drainage and sun. |
Limitations |
Limited availability, it may be easier to find cultivars than the species; grown in Sitka, needs more testing in Juneau. |
Hardiness |
SC, SE (Zones 4-5) |
Origin |
Japan |
Cultivars |
‘Glauca’ Wide-spreading tree with twisted bluish green needles; 45' tall.;‘Glauca Brevifolia’ Needles shorter and more upward curved than ‘Glauca’. |
