A smaller Pine tree with green to glaucous needles.
Pronunciation
(PIE-nus)(par-vi-FLO-ra)
Plant Type
All Plants, Trees Coniferous
Hardiness Zone
5-7
Sunlight
full
Moisture
average
Soil & Site
average, needs to be well drained
Temperature
prefers the cooler hardiness zones
Fruit
ovoid blue green, mature to brown
Leaves
needles, blue green, bunches of 5
Dimensions
30-50 feet tall, up right conical maturing to rounded top
Native Site
Mountains of Japan
Cultivar Origin
Introduced from Japan in around 1861
Notes & Reference
#01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #136-Gardening with Conifers (Adrian Bloom), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org)