Characteristics:
Common name: Japanese Red Pine
Family: Pinaceae
Origin: Asia
Mature height: 10 to 20 meters
Hardiness: -25 ° C
Exposure: sunny
Plant type: tree
Vegetation: perennial
Foliage: persistent
Flowering: spring
Flower color:
Soil type: normal, sandy
Watering: normal
Use: garden, isolated
Diseases and pests:
Toxicity:
Seed conservation: 2 years in a dry place protected from light at 3/4 ° C (refrigerator)
Description:
Like its emblematic cousin of the French Mediterranean regions, the pinus pinea, this Japanese red pine offers a branch that forms a plateau at the top.
This variety nevertheless offers a hardiness superior to pinus pinea, down to -25 ° C for tabuliformis against -12 ° C for pinea.
On the other hand, it grows less quickly which ultimately makes it a perfect subject for bonsai cultivation.