Branchlets

Bud

Buds with recurved scales

Open cone

Name

Pinus densiflora Siebold & Zuccarini, Fl Jap. (Siebold) 2: 22 (1842).
[Japanese red pine]

Description

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Notes

Popular ornamental pine in Japan (also historically often used for architectural purposes), Europe and North America.

Natural Distribution

China, Korea, Japan and Russia.