Image by: Hannah Ko (July 2020)
Common Name(s):
Korean Pine, Jat-Namu
Phonetic Spelling:
PY-nus kor-ee-EN-siss
Description:
Stands at 30-50 feet tall, but has the potential to grow up to 100 feet in native habitats. Characterized by thin and pointy needles appearing in bundles of 5. Maintains a sharp pyramidal shape that becomes rounded and branched out with age and colder climates. Tolerant to wide ranges of soils similar to the Eastern White Pine and other Needled Evergreens. Oldest known Pinus Koreiensis (330 years) was collected near Whachae Peak, South Korea.
Distribution/Location:
Commonly seen in North and South Korea, Manchuria, Japan, Eastern Russia
Environmental Concerns:
Susceptible to tip blights and rusts when removed from natural Asian habitats due to climate and soil. Can also bring invasive species such as the pine needle scale, which carry sawflies, moths, and other pest eggs burrowed under pine leaves. Recent trends in illegal logging for furniture is taking away from vital Siberian Tiger habitats in Russia.
Citation(s):
doi.org/10.25921/ensgdr55, https://www.conifers.org/pi/Pinus_koraiensis.php, https://canr.udel.edu/udbg/?plant=pinus-koraiensis
Learn More:
https://www.mountauburn.org/horticulture-highlight-korean-pine-pinus-koraiensis/
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