Pinus parviflora

Japanese white pine is a member of the pine or Pinaceae family and is native to Korea and Japan. It grows to 25 m tall, with a dense, conical crown. It is often seen at temples and in gardens, and is commonly used in bonsai.

• Needles are in fascicles of 5, up to 6 cm long, blue-green to green with light undersides, needles often curved or arching. Branches are in annual whorls.
• Cones mature in 2 years and are up to 7 cm long, egg-shaped, whorls of typically 3, with leathery, broad, rounded scales; cones are green in spring, ripening to reddish brown by fall. They remain on the tree for several years.
• Bark is gray, shallowly fissured, scaly.
• The glaucous or blue-needled cultivar of this tree, P. parviflora 'Glauca', is popular for use in landscaping.
• Japanese white pine, Korean pine (P. koraiensis) and Arolla pine (P. cembra) are closely related.