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Japanese Red Pine🌲
Pinus densiflora
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An evergreen conifer widely distributed in the mountains and satoyama of Japan. Distinguished by its reddish bark, especially on the upper trunk. Forms a mycorrhizal association with matsutake mushrooms and is highly valued for bonsai.
Identification Points
- ✓Trunk (especially the upper portion) has reddish bark
- ✓Needles in fascicles of 2, slender and relatively soft
- ✓Needles are slightly shorter and softer than those of P. thunbergii
- ✓Common in mountains and hills
Habitat
Mountains, hills, forests
Season
Year-round
3D Specimen Model
Kyushu University, Shikano Lab (CC0)
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Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf type
Simple
Venation
Pinnate
Leaf margin
Entire
Leaf shape
Needle
Growth form
Tree
Evergreen/Deciduous
Evergreen
Habitat
Mountain
Petal fusion
No petals
Stipules
Absent
Ovary position
Superior
Plant sex
Monoecious
Aromatic
Aromatic
Phylogenetic Positionマツ科 →
Phylogenetic Position
Gymnosperms > Pinopsida > Pinales > Pinaceae
Divergence Era
Triassic to Jurassic (approx. 200 million years ago onward)
Evolution Notes
Pinaceae is an ancient gymnosperm family that has existed since the Mesozoic Era.
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