bonsai tree cape town Japanese Black Pine - Pinus Thunbergii Seeds

bonsai tree cape town Japanese Black Pine - Pinus Thunbergii SeedsJapanese Black Pine can reach the height of 40 m, but rarely achieves this size outside its natural range. The needles are in fascicles of two with a white sheath at the base, 7 12 cm long; female cones are 4 7 cm in length, scaled, with small points on the tips of the scales, taking two years to mature. Male cones are 1 2 cm long borne in clumps of 12 20 on the tips of the spring growth. Bark is grey on young trees and small branches, changing to

Japanese Black Pine can reach the height of 40 m, but rarely achieves this size outside its natural range. The needles are in fascicles of two with a white sheath at the base, 7-12 cm long; female cones are 4-7 cm in length, scaled, with small points on the tips of the scales, taking two years to mature. Male cones are 1-2 cm long borne in clumps of 12-20 on the tips of the spring growth. Bark is grey on young trees and small branches, changing to black and plated on larger branches and the trunk; becoming quite thick on older trunks. Because of its resistance to pollution and salt, it is a popular horticultural tree. In Japan it is widely used as a garden tree both trained as Niwaki and untrained growing as an overstory tree. The trunks and branches are trained from a young age to be elegant and interesting to view. It is one of the classic bonsai subjects.