Pinus thunbergiana
Japanese Black Pine
Japanese black pine (Pinus thunbergii) has stiff dark needles, pale terminal buds, and a rugged branching pattern. Its crown becomes increasingly irregular with age, making the trunk and sweeping branches part of its appeal.
Its structure combines an irregular outline and a tapered crown. Growth is moderate. The foliage supplies a year-round framework.
Choose a sunny, open site. Provide humus-rich, well-drained soil and maintain even moisture.
Size
• Height: 20-60 ft
• Width: 12-20 ft
Hardiness
• USDA Zones: 5a–8b
Best Uses
• Accent Plant
• Border
• Foundation
• Mass Planting
• Specimen
- Plant type
- Conifer, Evergreen Tree
- Height
- 20-60 ft
- Width
- 12-20 ft
- Hardiness zones
- 5a–8b
- Sunlight
- Full Sun
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Bloom time
- Does not flower
- Flower color
- None
- Leaf color
- Dark Green
- Fall color
- Green
- Attracts
- Songbirds
- Soil
- Clay, Humus rich, Loamy, Moist well-drained, Sandy
- Landscape use
- Accent Plant, Border, Container, Drought Tolerant Landscapes, Foundation, Mass Planting, Specimen, Woodland Gardens
- Shape
- irregular, Pyramidal, Spreading
- Bark
- Fissured, Furrowed, Scaly
- Fruit
- No
- Fragrant
- No
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Salt tolerant
- Yes
- Drought tolerant
- Yes
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