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Pinus parviflora
'Glauca'
Silver Japanese White Pine
| Family |
| Pinaceae |
| Genus |
| Pinus |
| Species |
| parviflora |
| Cultivar |
| 'Glauca' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 4b - 7a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 2b - 6b |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H6 - H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -32 - (-15) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -25 - 5 |
| Height |
| 11–15 m |
| Spread |
| 11–15 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| Tall and wide with grey to dark grey coloured bark. |
| Cultivation |
| Grows in moist, well-drained soil in full sun. Can tolerate many types of soil such as sandy and poor soils. |
| Shape |
| Tall and wide. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| ID Characteristic |
| A 5 needled pine that is grey in colour and grows to be about 15 m in height and bears brown-red cones. |
| Pests |
| No serious pest or disease problems however I have noticed that groundhogs in Ontario tend to chew on the bark. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Bark is smooth and grey in its youth stage turning dark grey in later stages. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Brown-red cones 2.5-10 cm in length that continuously grow on the tree for 6-7 years. |
| Leaf Description |
| 2.5-6 cm needles that are in fasicle of 5, which are stiff and twisted, forming blue-green tufts of foliage at the branch's tips. |
| Fruit Description |
| Oval shaped brown-red in colour 7.5-15 cm in length. |
| Colour Description |
| Grey to darker grey bark with age and blue-green needles. |
| Texture Description |
| Fine texture. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The Gardens of Fanshawe College (Conifer Garden), London, Ontario, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| Scion grafting. |
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