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Ornamental Plants plus Version 3.0 - 00001109
11/12/99

Pinus densiflora--Japanese Red Pine


Hardiness Zones: 3 to 7
Height: 50 ft Spread: 50 ft Form: irregular
Type: narrow-leaved evergreen tree
Annual Growth Rate: less than 12 inches

Comments: Japanese Red Pine (Vis. 3) turns yellowish during
winter. The tree prefers a site with full sun and a
well-drained, slightly acid soil. The bark is reddish and
peeling.

Cultivars:
'Aurea' - Yellow foliage variegations.
'Globosa' - A globose plant that is slightly taller
than wide.
'Jane Kluis' - A rounded plant with bright green needles.
'Little Christopher' - Smaller than 'Umbraculifera', a
symmetrical rounded plant.
'Low Glow' - A rounded dwarf with bright green foliage.
'Oculus-draconis' - A fast-growing tree with a wide and
upright habit. The needles have distinct yellow
bands (Vis. 5).
'Pendula' - The plant can be staked to develop a low
weeping (Vis. 3) tree or it can be allowed to trail on
the ground.
'Soft Green' - Smaller than 'Umbraculifera' with thin,
bright green needles. Introduced by Iseli Nursery.
'Umbraculifera' - Tanyosho Pine - A unique,
multistemmed specimen with scaly, (Vis. 1) orange bark.
A handsome pine (Vis. 2) for a special garden spot.

References for Cultivars: Iseli Nursery 1999, Weston
Nurseries 1999, Lake County Nursery 1999, Princeton
Nurseries 1997, J. Frank Schmidt and Son 1999, Monrovia
Nursery Company 1997, Ray Wiegand's Nursery 1999, Berryhill
Nurseries 1999, Gee Farms 1999, Willoway Nurseries 1999.


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