Family: Pinaceae
Scientific Name: Pinus densiflora Pendula
Common Name: Weeping Japanese Red Pine
| Description | A dwarf weeping form of the Japanese Red Pine. Can be used to drape over walls, rocks or used as a ground cover. |
| Pronunciation | (PYE-nuss)(den-siff-FLOR-ruh) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Dwarf Conifers |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-7 |
| Sunlight | average |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | inconspicuous and not showy |
| Leaves | dark green, 4 inch needles |
| Stems | young plants have orangish to reddish orange bark changing to dark gray |
| Dimensions | 2-3 feet high by 5 foot spread, grows as a carpet unless staked, top grafted or trained to form a weeping shrub |
| Native Site | Species plant from Japan, Korea and China. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #03-The Hillier Manual of Trees and Shrubs (Hillier Nursery) |
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