Pinus parviflora

🌲 Pinus parviflora – Japanese white pine
 📏 Height: 3–5 m in the garden | 🌿 Short, blue-green needles arranged in tufts of 5
 🌬️ Elegant, irregular and slightly twisted posture
 🌍 Origin
 🇯🇵 Japan | 🇰🇷 Korea
 📍 Ideal for
 🏞️ Japanese, rock, and zen gardens
 🌸 Precious bonsai, highly appreciated for its natural shape
 🌼 Bloom & Cones
 📅 Late spring | 🌾 Small, oval, woody cones
 🌰 Green to brown in color, persistent for years
 💧 Resistance
 🌞 Full sun | 🌵 Drought: good once adult
 ❄️ Frost resistant up to -20°C | 🪴 Acidic, well-drained, light soil
 🧰 Care
 ✂️ Selective pruning to enhance its structure
 🎍 Great for niwaki or bonsai techniques
 🌱 Slow growing but very long-lived and sculptural