Pinus parviflora

Pinus parviflora, also known as five-needle pine,^[2] or Japanese white pine,^[2] is a pine in the white pine group, Pinus subgenus Strobus, native to Japan.

Pinus parviflora
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Pinales
Family:	Pinaceae
Genus:	Pinus
Subgenus:	P. subg. Strobus
Section:	P. sect. Quinquefoliae
Subsection:	P. subsect. Strobus
Species:	P. parviflora
Binomial name
Pinus parviflora Siebold & Zucc.

It is a coniferous evergreen tree, growing to 15–25 m in height and is usually as broad as it is tall, forming a wide, dense, conical crown. The leaves are needle-like, in bundles of five, with a length of 5–6 cm. The cones are 4–7 cm long, with broad, rounded scales; the seeds are 8–11 mm long, with a vestigial 2–10 mm wing.^{[citation needed]}

The Latin specific epithet parviflora means "with small flowers".^[3]

This is a popular tree for bonsai, and is also grown as an ornamental tree in parks and gardens. The cultivars 'Adcock's Dwarf' and 'Bonnie Bergman'^[4] have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[5][6]

Gallery

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  female cones
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  male cones
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  bonsai tree