The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Diaset Susan Japanese white pine

Family: Pinaceae (pine family)

Distribution: Species native to Japan

Hardiness: USDA Zone 4

Life form: Evergreen tree

Comments: A compact evergreen shrub-like tree, originating at the Hillier Collection in England but rarely seen in the U.S., this Japanese white pine selection grows slowly from a bun-like habit to form an upright, vase-shaped habit at maturity, 4-5' tall by 2 1/2' wide . As with most selections of this species, needles are attractively tinted blue-green, crowned and recurved upward, with conspicuous stomatal bands underneath.