The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: weeping Japanese red pine

Family: Pinaceae (pine family)

Distribution: Species native to e. Asia

Hardiness: USDA Zone 5

Life form: Evergreen tree

Comments: Tends to spread over the ground with twisting, drooping branches unless trained upright by staking. If staked with a central leader, it will develop a "weeping" habit. Needles are an excellent, rich green. A suggestion for use might be to allow it to droop over a rock wall, or ledge. Plant in well-drained, slightly acid soil in a sunny location.