Japanese Red Pine              PI-nus den-si-FLO-ra

• Conifer, evergreen tree, 65-130 ft (20-30 m) tall in its habitat, much less in cultivation, possibly 40-50 ft (12-15 m), similar width, often irregular form.  Bark reddish, thin, and exfoliating (somewhat similar to P. sylvestris).  Needles two per bundle, densely brush-like at shoot ends, 6-12 cm long, 1 mm wide, indistinct stomatal lines on both sides, sheath on young needles 15 mm long.  Cones solitary or grouped in whorls, directed outward, short stalk, 3-5 cm long, oval to conical.
• Sun; well-drained, slightly acid soil.
• Hardy to USDA Zone (3b) 4      Native to Japan, Korea, and northeastern China.  Over 90 cultivars have been described, probably less than a dozen are commercially available, the most common is ‘Umbraculifera’.
• densiflora: densely flowered, a reference to the large number of cones it produces.
• Eugene, Univ. of Oregon: northwest of Art Museum.
• Portland, Hoyt Arboretum.