• slide
  • slide
  • slide
  • slide
  • slide
  • slide
  • slide
  • slide

Japanese Red Pine

Botanical Name
Pinus densiflora
Min Zone
3
Max Zone
7
Height
40 to 60 feet, up to 100 feet
Width
40 to 60 feet
Flowers
Monoecious
Fruit
Cone: short stalked, 1.5 to 2 inches, remain 2 to 3 years on tree
Light
Full sun
Soil
Well-drained, slightly acidic
Planting & Care
  • Use as specimen where form and orange-red bark can be appreciated
  • Not salt tolerant
  • Relatively slow growing
Problems
Cankers, needle blights, scale, webworm, spittlebug, shoot borer
Varieties
  • Oculus Draconis - needles are banded with yellow in the center, dense round form
  • Umbriculifera (Tanyosho Pine) - dwarf, with flat-topped form and yellow-green foliage, good for Japanese gardens
  • Globosa - dwarf with rounded form, 15 feet in 50 years, short deep green needles, semi-prostrate trunk
  • Tiny Temple - slower growing 4 inches per year, needles are thin and 2.5 inches long and are dark green outside and gray-blue inside, wide pyramidal habit

Related Content

Upcoming Live Events
& Webinars


June 1, 2025
Growing, Harvesting & Preserving Favorite Italian Herbs Demos
Festa Italiana-Cucina Showcase 
Milwaukee, WI 

June 4, 2025
FREE WEBINAR:
Attracting Hummingbirds

Register here

June 8, 2025
Selecting the Right Hydrangea
for Your Landscape

Ebert's Greenhouse Village
Ixonia, WI

June 14, 2025
Houseplants 101
Ebert's Greenhouse Village
Ixonia, WI

June 20, 2025 (event 6/20-6/22)
Pollinator Celebration
Vino in the Valley
Maiden Rock, WI
Register here

WATCH ON-DEMAND WEBINARS

Learn More

Book an Appearance

Learn More

Enter to Win

The Birds & Blooms' Ultimate Gardening Guide  

ENTER NOW