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'''''Pinus densiflora''''', also called '''Japanese red pine''',<ref>{{PLANTS|id=PIDE5|taxon=Pinus densiflora|accessdate=31 January 2016}}</ref> the '''Japanese pine'''<ref name=BSBI07>{{cite web|title=BSBI List 2007 |publisher=Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland |url=http://www.bsbi.org.uk/BSBIList2007.xls |format=xls |archive-url=http://www.webcitation.org/6VqJ46atN?url=http://www.bsbi.org.uk/BSBIList2007.xls |archive-date=25 January 2015 |accessdate=17 October 2015 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> or '''Korean red pine''',<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.forest.go.kr/kna/special/download/English_Names_for_Korean_Native_Plants.pdf|title=English Names for Korean Native Plants|publisher=[[Korea National Arboretum]]|year=2015|isbn=978-89-97450-98-5|location=Pocheon|pages=575|access-date=8 December 2016|via=[[Korea Forest Service]]}}</ref> 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]]). This [[pine]] has become a popular ornamental and has several cultivars, but in the winter it becomes yellowish. The height of this [[tree]] is 20–35 m. The Japanese red pine prefers full sun on well-drained, slightly acidic soil.
'''''Pinus densiflora''''', also called '''Japanese red pine''',<ref>{{PLANTS|id=PIDE5|taxon=Pinus densiflora|accessdate=31 January 2016}}</ref> the '''Japanese pine'''<ref name=BSBI07>{{cite web|title=BSBI List 2007 |publisher=Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland |url=http://www.bsbi.org.uk/BSBIList2007.xls |format=xls |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6VqJ46atN?url=http://www.bsbi.org.uk/BSBIList2007.xls |archive-date=25 January 2015 |accessdate=17 October 2015 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> or '''Korean red pine''',<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.forest.go.kr/kna/special/download/English_Names_for_Korean_Native_Plants.pdf|title=English Names for Korean Native Plants|publisher=[[Korea National Arboretum]]|year=2015|isbn=978-89-97450-98-5|location=Pocheon|pages=575|access-date=8 December 2016|via=[[Korea Forest Service]]}}</ref> 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]]). This [[pine]] has become a popular ornamental and has several cultivars, but in the winter it becomes yellowish. The height of this [[tree]] is 20–35 m. The Japanese red pine prefers full sun on well-drained, slightly acidic soil.


The [[leaf|leaves]] are needle-like, 8–12&nbsp;cm long, with two per fascicle. The [[conifer cone|cones]] are 4–7&nbsp;cm long. It is closely related to [[Scots pine]], differing in the longer, slenderer leaves which are mid green without the glaucous-blue tone of Scots pine.
The [[leaf|leaves]] are needle-like, 8–12&nbsp;cm long, with two per fascicle. The [[conifer cone|cones]] are 4–7&nbsp;cm long. It is closely related to [[Scots pine]], differing in the longer, slenderer leaves which are mid green without the glaucous-blue tone of Scots pine.

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Pinus densiflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Pinus
Subgenus: P. subg. Pinus
Species:
P. densiflora
Binomial name
Pinus densiflora
Synonyms[2]
  • Pinus funebris Kom.
  • Pinus japonica Forbes nom. illeg.
  • Pinus scopifera Miq.

Pinus densiflora, also called Japanese red pine,[3] the Japanese pine[4] or Korean red pine,[5] 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). This pine has become a popular ornamental and has several cultivars, but in the winter it becomes yellowish. The height of this tree is 20–35 m. The Japanese red pine prefers full sun on well-drained, slightly acidic soil.

The leaves are needle-like, 8–12 cm long, with two per fascicle. The cones are 4–7 cm long. It is closely related to Scots pine, differing in the longer, slenderer leaves which are mid green without the glaucous-blue tone of Scots pine.

In Japan it is known as akamatsu (赤松, literally "red pine") and mematsu (雌松). It is widely cultivated in Japan both for timber production and as an ornamental tree, and plays an important part in the classic Japanese garden. Numerous cultivars have been selected, including the variegated semi-dwarf Oculus Draconis, the pendulous, often contorted Pendula and the multi-trunked 'Umbraculifera' (Japanese 多形松 tagyoushou, sometimes spelled as tanyosho).

In Korea, simply called sonamu (소나무, literally "pine tree"), it takes special status. Historically, Korean dynasties looked after it for timber and resin production banning laypeople from logging them. Korean aristocrats, or Yangban, loved it because they thought this evergreen tree represented virtues of Confucianism, "fidelity" and "fortitude". In this strongly confucian society, it became the national symbol. For the Korean people, even today, it is considered to represent Korean spirit and mentioned in the South Korean national anthem, Aegukga. Since it was introduced to the West by Japanese scholars, it was named the "Japanese red pine" in English. In Korea the KFS (Korea Forest Service) has changed the English name in Korea to 'Korean red pine'.[6]

References

  1. ^ Farjon, A. (2013). "Pinus densiflora". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. IUCN: e.T42355A2974820. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42355A2974820.en. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 15 December 2015
  3. ^ NRCS. "Pinus densiflora". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  4. ^ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 25 January 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 575. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Retrieved 8 December 2016 – via Korea Forest Service.
  6. ^ "Korea's native plants to find new names". koreatimes. 2015-08-11. Retrieved 2016-05-07.

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