Pinus koraiensis
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- PY-nus kor-ee-EN-siss
- Description
-
An adaptable, cold hardy, elegant variety of pine. Its form is pyramidal when young, with branches of densely set needles, that feather to the ground. As the tree matures, its more of a loose pyramidal shape, rounded crown and branches spreading horizontally, with the branches often reaching the ground.
It is moderately drought tolerant.
Its mature brown cones contain large edible seeds (Pine nuts).
Its timber is used for furniture and construction.
Insect, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: This tree is susceptible to wind damage.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
-
-
'Compact Glauca'
- 'Silveray'
Fastigiate, columnar form with bluish needles. - 'Winton'
Low, spreading with blue-green needles. Grows wider than tall.
Long, soft needles, pronounced blue color. - 'Silveray'
- 'Compact Glauca', 'Silveray', 'Winton'
- Tags:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
-
-
'Compact Glauca'
- 'Silveray'
Fastigiate, columnar form with bluish needles. - 'Winton'
Low, spreading with blue-green needles. Grows wider than tall.
Long, soft needles, pronounced blue color. - 'Silveray'
- 'Compact Glauca', 'Silveray', 'Winton'
- Tags:
-
-
Attributes:
- Genus:
- Pinus
- Species:
- koraiensis
- Family:
- Pinaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Korea, Japan
- Wildlife Value:
- This plant supports Imperial Moth (Eacles imperialis) larvae which have one brood per season and appear from April-October in the south. Adult Imperial Moths do not feed.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 30 ft. 0 in. - 40 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 15 ft. 0 in. - 20 ft. 0 in.
-
-
Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Pyramidal
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Medium
-
-
Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Shallow Rocky
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- NC Region:
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b
-
-
Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Edible
- Flower Size:
- 3-6 inches
- Flower Description:
- 3.5 to 6 in. cones, single or in clusters. Turns brown
-
-
Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Blue
- Green
- White
- Leaf Type:
- Needles
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- 3.5 to 4.5 in. blue-green needles in bundles of 3 to 5, glossy green above and blue-white below, an overall blue-green appearance
-
-
Bark:
- Bark Color:
- Dark Brown
- Dark Gray
- Red/Burgundy
- Bark Description:
- Gray-brown bark flakes to reveal a reddish-brown inner bark.
-
-
Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Red/Burgundy
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Covered with dense reddish-brown pubescence, turning brown with age.
-
-
Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Lawn
- Meadow
- Naturalized Area
- Patio
- Recreational Play Area
- Walkways
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Nighttime Garden
- Winter Garden
- Design Feature:
- Barrier
- Border
- Hedge
- Mass Planting
- Screen/Privacy
- Small groups
- Specimen
- Attracts:
- Moths
- Small Mammals
- Songbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
