Taxon

Pinus koraiensis

 
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Pinus koraiensis - Korean pine
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: Korean pine
Family: Pinaceae (pine family)
Distribution: n.e. Asia
IUCN Red list: Least concern
CITES: Appendix III
Hardiness: USDA Zone 3
Life form: Evergreen tree
Comments: This medium-sized evergreen is slow-growing, eventually reaching 30-40' tall and 20' wide. It has a loose conical outline with branches that extend to the ground. Individual needles are lustrous dark green with bluish white bands on the side giving an overall bluish green color in summer; gray-green in winter. Highly adaptable to soil type and exposure and has no serious pests or diseases. Use as a specimen, screen, or in groups. Plant in full sun in moist but well-drained, acid soil.
Links: • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • The Plant List

Locations

  • 1: CON: CO10 (CO10) • Accession: D1980-0294.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: CON: CQ15 (CQ15) • Accession: D1997-0209.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 3: DAL: CK15 (CK15) • Accession: D1996-0236.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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