Five-Needle Pine (Pinus parviflora)
Description
Pinus parviflora, also known as five-needle pine, Ulleungdo white pine,or Japanese white pine, is a pine in the white pine group, Pinus subgenus Strobus, native to Korea and Japan. It is a coniferous evergreen tree, growing to 15-25 m in height and is usually as broad as it is tall, forming a wide, dense, conical crown. The leaves are needle-like, in bundles of five, with a length of 5-6 cm. The cones are 4-7 cm long, with broad, rounded scales; the seeds are 8-11 mm long, with a vestigial 2-10 mm wing. This is a popular tree for bonsai, and is also grown as an ornamental tree in parks and gardens. The [cultivar] 'Adcock's dwarf' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Coniferophyta
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Class: Pinopsida
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Order: Pinales
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Family: Pinaceae
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Genus: Pinus
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