Family: Pinaceae
Scientific Name: Pinus densiflora Pendula
Common Name: Weeping Japanese Red Pine
Description | A dwarf weeping form of the Japanese Red Pine. Can be used to drape over walls, rocks or used as a ground cover. |
Pronunciation | (PYE-nuss)(den-siff-FLOR-ruh) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Dwarf Conifers |
Hardiness Zone | 5-7 |
Sunlight | average |
Moisture | average |
Soil & Site | average |
Flowers | inconspicuous and not showy |
Leaves | dark green, 4 inch needles |
Stems | young plants have orangish to reddish orange bark changing to dark gray |
Dimensions | 2-3 feet high by 5 foot spread, grows as a carpet unless staked, top grafted or trained to form a weeping shrub |
Native Site | Species plant from Japan, Korea and China. |
Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #03-The Hillier Manual of Trees and Shrubs (Hillier Nursery) |
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