| Description | 'Low Glow' Japanese Red Pine is a dwarf cultivar having vibrant yellow-green needles in the spring. |
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| Plant Type | Shrubs Coniferous, Dwarf Conifers |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-7 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average, well-drained |
| Fruit | cones |
| Leaves | needles in bundles of two |
| Stems | orange-red bark, exfoliates |
| Dimensions | 3-6 by 3-6 feet, dense, compact, rounded mound. slow-growing |
| Native Site | Japan, Korea, parts of China |
| Cultivar Origin | "This cultivar originated as a witch's broom seedling selected in the mid-1980s by Dr. Sidney Waxman of the University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA. It is possible that this is a hybrid between Pinus thunbergii × densiflora." (#202) |
| Notes & Reference | #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens website (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), #202-American Conifer Society (www.conifersociety.org), #265-Conifers for the Garden (Richard L. Bitner) |
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