Pinus Densiflora Umbraculifera Bonsai
From above bands resemble an eyeball pendula weeping form that will sprawl acting like a groundcover.
Pinus densiflora umbraculifera bonsai. Densiflora from my growing bed it s needles are a tad darker in color than my other. Thus it is a good plant for oriental gardens. Evergreen conifer bonsai exfoliating deer resistant picturesque multitrunked. Pine trees are evergreen coniferous resinous trees with needles that appear in bundles of two to five.
Outstanding orange exfoliating bark on multiple trunks adds winter interest. Densiflora japanese red pine still seems to be the best fit due to the 2 needle arrangement and the reddish scaly buds. It could be several pines but based on this recent round of photos p. In its early years this is a medium growing pine to 12 per year.
The abundant tan to golden brown cones are small usually clustered in groups of 3 5 and. The foliage of soft light green needles is presented in small upright bouquets at the ends of the twigs. Highly popular in japan pinus densiflora japanese red pine is a remarkable evergreen coniferous tree of straight to gracefully contorted habit with rather horizontal branches and a domed crown. It will soar to 100 in the wild but in cultivation is more likely to top out at 40 60 tall.
For comparison here are a few shots of a 4 year old seedling p. Pinus densiflora also called the japanese red pine the japanese pine or korean red pine has a home range that includes japan the korean peninsula northeastern china heilongjiang jilin liaoning shandong and the extreme southeast of russia southern primorsky krai. The tree has a compact dense form and stays small making it ideal for a specimen or screen planting. Pinus densiflora is an evergreen tree with leaves called needles.
Would make a very interesting bonsai. Umbra umbraculifera upright broad spreading umbrella headed. It grows very slowly into a medium sized tree and often the lower branches are cleared away to expose the trunks giving it a more treelike appearance. The bark of older pine trees becomes scaly or flaky.
Tanyosho pine is an unusual small compact pine which is usually multi trunked and rather picturesque. Pinus densiflora umbraculifera compacta sku 6578 a very attractive small tree that naturally develops a flat topped umbrella like silhouette. Pinus densiflora umbraculifera this umbraculifera cultivar of japanese red pine grows very slowly. Pinus densiflora commonly called japanese red pine is perhaps the most common tree growing in japan.
2 yellow bands on each needle.