Pinus bungeana TREE SEED Lacebark Pine
LATIN NAME: PINUS BUNGEANA
COMMON NAME: Lacebark Pine, Bunge Pine, White-Barked Pine
The lacebark pine is one of the most beautiful of the pines of the East, and its mottled, white, peeling bark has made it a treasured tree of the temples and the gardens. It grows as a slow-growing, evergreen conifer, reaching up to twenty-five metres or more, with an upright, often multi-trunked form bearing a broad, rounded crown of stiff, dark-green needles in the bundles of three, and small, rounded, woody cones of the few winged seeds, while the bark is one of the great beauties of the tree, peeling in the patches to reveal the smooth, mottled surface of the grey, the green, the brown and the chalky white. It is a species of the coniferous tree in the pine family, native to the mountains of China, while it is grown for its beautiful bark and its graceful form, and it is known as the lacebark pine.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The lacebark pine has a real and distinguished place in research. It has been studied in the horticulture and the history of the garden, since the lacebark pine is one of the most famous of the pines of China, and the researchers and the historians have examined its long cultivation, its place in the temples and the gardens and its many forms, while the mottled, white, peeling bark has drawn attention in the international horticultural press, and the study of the lacebark pine has been of continuing interest across the centuries. The plant has also been studied in the forestry and the wood science, since the lacebark pine is a fine, strong timber tree of the mountains, and the researchers have examined its wood, its growth and its management, while the fine, hard wood of the lacebark pine has been valued in the regions of its home, and its value in the forestry has been of continuing interest. The species has also been studied in botany and ecology, since it is a native of the mountains of China, and its relationships, its distribution and its role in the wild have been examined, while the ecology of the mountain pines has been of continuing interest, and the stiff, three-needled bundles and the mottled bark of the lacebark pine have been of the greatest interest to the botanists. For a tree of such beautiful value, the lacebark pine has a rich and distinguished record of research.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
To grow the Lacebark Pine from seed, ecologically, the lacebark pine is a generous tree of the garden. Its small, rounded, woody cones and their winged seeds feed the birds and the small creatures, and its broad, rounded, evergreen crown gives a fine cover and a shelter to the birds through the year, while its mottled, white bark is one of the glories of the winter garden. Its economic value is real: the lacebark pine is prized for its beautiful bark and its graceful form, and its value has drawn attention in the international horticultural press, while its fine, strong timber has also been valued in the regions of its home, and the tree is a treasured friend of the temples, the gardens and the parks. To raise the lacebark pine, sow the seeds in pots of gritty, free-draining compost after a cool spell, keep them lightly watered, and grow the little trees on in a sunny spot.
sow the seeds in pots of gritty, free-draining compost after a cool spell, keep the young pines lightly watered, and grow the little trees on in a sunny spot.
LATIN NAME: Pinus bungeana
COMMON NAME: Lacebark Pine, White-barked Pine, Bunges Pine
The lacebark pine is one of the most beautiful pines in the world, and its mottled, patchwork bark is its great glory. It grows as a slow-growing tree, reaching fifteen to twenty-five metres, with a broad, often multi-stemmed crown of dark green, paired needles, and, as it matures, its smooth bark peels away in irregular plates to reveal a striking patchwork of white, grey, green and cream, a pattern that gives it the name lacebark and makes it a living sculpture. It is a tree of great ornamental value, prized in the gardens of China for centuries, and it is also remarkably hardy, tolerating frost down to well below freezing.
The lacebark pine belongs to the pine family, Pinaceae, and it is native to northeastern and central China. It is a slow-growing tree that is frost hardy down to below minus twenty-six degrees, and it has been cultivated in China for centuries, valued for its beautiful bark.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The lacebark pine has a genuine and growing place in both botanical and horticultural research. It has been studied in botany for its place among the pines, and researchers have examined its classification and its relationships with the other pines of the region, which is of interest in the study of the pine family. The tree has also been studied in horticulture, since it is one of the most beautiful ornamental pines in the world, prized for its remarkable, patchwork bark, and researchers have examined its cultivation, its growth and its value in gardens, where it has been treasured in China for centuries and is now grown in gardens around the world. The tree has also been studied in ecology and conservation, since it is native to a limited region of China, and its wild populations have been studied. For a tree of such beauty and such ornamental value, the lacebark pine has a steady and growing record of research.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Ecologically, the lacebark pine is a generous tree of the Chinese landscape. Its seeds feed birds and small mammals, its evergreen crown gives shelter, and it has stood in the gardens and landscapes of China for centuries, a living piece of the countrys natural and garden heritage.
Its economic value lies mainly in horticulture. It is one of the most beautiful ornamental pines in the world, prized for its remarkable, patchwork bark, and it has been cultivated in China for centuries and is now grown in gardens and parks around the world, while it is also used in bonsai, where its bark is especially admired. For a grower, the lacebark pine is a precious and rewarding tree, and for a gardener it brings a living sculpture that grows more beautiful with every year. The seeds are easy — sow them in a pot of free-draining compost in spring, keep them lightly covered in a sunny spot and water them gently, and theyll sprout within a few weeks, the little pines growing on steadily into trees whose bark will one day be their greatest glory.
This is a beautiful tree, with green needles and fantastic exfoliating bark that flakes away to show shades of grey to tan to even reds. It is a pyramidal upright grower, and this is evergreen.
It is used as an ornamental plant in East Asian classical garden where it symbolizes longevity. This is a beautiful tree, with green needles and fantastic exfoliating bark that flakes away to show shades of grey to tan to even reds. It is a pyramidal upright grower,