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Japanese Black Pine🌲
Pinus thunbergii
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An evergreen conifer commonly found along coastlines. Highly resistant to sea winds and salt spray, widely used for coastal windbreaks and bonsai. Characterized by its stiff, sharp needles that prick when touched.
Identification Points
- ✓Needles are stiff and sharply pointed (prickly to touch)
- ✓Needles are longer and stiffer than those of P. densiflora
- ✓Trunk is dark gray to blackish-gray
- ✓Common along coastlines and in windbreak plantations
Habitat
Coastlines, windbreaks, parks, gardens
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
Coastal
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)
Sources & References
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