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Taxon
Pinus
parviflora
'Gimborn's Ideal'
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
Common name:
Gimborn's Ideal Japanese white pine
Family:
Pinaceae (pine family)
Distribution:
Species native to Japan
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 4
Life form:
Evergreen tree
Comments:
A large upright shrub or small tree to 25' tall with a broad, conical shape. Ascending branches bear bluish green, fine-textured 3" needles. Young stems greenish brown becoming gray-brown on older wood. Cones ripen gray to black, egg-shaped, terminally produced, 2-4" long and persist for several years. One of the finest cultivars for bluish green winter color and excellent vigor.
Links:
American Conifer Society Database
Locations
1:
CON: CR14
(CR14)
• Accession: D1996-0049.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
Area
Individual