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Pinus
koraiensis
'Morris Blue'
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Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
Common name:
Morris Blue Korean pine
Family:
Pinaceae (pine family)
Distribution:
Species native to n.e. Asia
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 3
Life form:
Evergreen tree
Comments:
A rapid-growing evergreen tree to 40' tall with a loose, conical outline. Superior foliage consists of beautiful blue-green needles that persist for 3 years. Bark on young shoots is gray becoming gray to brown on older stems and peeling to reveal reddish underbark. Cones are short-stalked, brown when ripe and extremely resinous. Plant in full sun in well-drained soil.
Links:
American Conifer Society Database
Locations
1:
CON: CR14
(CR14)
• Accession: D1996-0202.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
FLT: CR26
(CR26)
• Accession: D1996-0202.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual