Pinus parviflora
| Pinus parviflora | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Family: | Pinaceae |
| Genus: | Pinus |
| Subgenus: | Strobus |
| Species: | P. parviflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Pinus parviflora Siebold & Zucc. | |
Pinus parviflora, or Japanese white pine, is a pine in the white pine group, Pinus subgenus Strobus, native to Japan. It is also known as the five-needle pine[1] or Japanese five-needle pine (Pinus pentaphylla).
It is a coniferous evergreen tree, growing 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 grown as an ornamental tree in parks and gardens. The [cultivar] 'Adcock's dwarf' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]
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Pinus parviflora cones
Japanese white pine bonsai tree
References
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- ↑ "Pinus parviflora". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 5 Octoboer 2015. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "RHS Plant Selector – Pinus parviflora 'Adcock's Dwarf'". Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- Conifer Specialist Group (1998). "Pinus parviflora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2006. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 9 May 2006.
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