Scientific Name
Pinus parviflora

Common Name
Japanese white pine

Hardiness Zones: 4-7
Habit: Evergreen
Growth Rate: Slow
Site Requirements: Sun; moist well drained soil
Texture: Medium
Form: Broadly columnar; wide spreading branches; dense in youth; becomes flat toped with age; picturesque
Height: 20 to 50’
Width: 20 to 50’
Leaf: 1 to 2.5" slightly twisted, blue green needles in bundles of 5; silvery underside
Flower/Fruit: 4" oval, upright cones
Comments:  --
Cultivars: Aoba Jo, Aoi, Gimborn's Pyramid, Kokonoe, Glauca
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