Pinus pumila seed
LATIN NAME: PINUS PUMILA
COMMON NAME: Japanese Stone Pine
The Japanese stone pine curtains the low, dense, evergreen shrub with the short, blue-green needles gathered at the branch tips, the shrub curtainring the ground with the compact, rounded mounds, the small, oval cones following, the bark grey-brown and smooth. It grows slowly into the wide, low mound, and it stands the cold, the wind and the poor soil well. It likes the sun, and the light, well-drained ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The low, mounded habit of the Japanese stone pine gives it a recognised place in the research on the alpine dwarf pines of the five-needle pine group, and the pumila species appears in the studies of the bonsai conifer species and the windy-mountain growth. The work looks at the way the needle tufts curtain the low mound, the dwarf growth forms, and the seed biology. The horticulturists value the compact form, and the growers of the rock-garden and bonsai conifers keep the species in their catalogues.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
In the rock garden, the Japanese stone pine curtains the rock garden with the low, dense mounds. The blue-green needle tufts hold the slope, the small cones follow, and the shrub makes the fine groundcover and the bonsai plant. It grows well in the light, well-drained, sunny ground. Blue-tufted, mounded and alpine-tough.
To grow the Japanese Stone Pine from seed, set the seeds in a cold frame in loose gritty compost.
Set the seeds in a cold frame in loose gritty compost, and give the young plants the open, sunny spot. The curtain mound comes over the years. , barely covered, keep the frame cool and lightly watered, and the young plants arrive over the spring. The curtain mound will tuft within a few seasons.
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Japanese Stone Pine, Pinus pumila, Tree Seeds
\n\n\n\nHardy, Adaptable, Bonsai, Evergreen, Cold, Heat, Drought, Salt, Slope and Wind Tolerant
\n\n\n\nJapanese Stone Pine is a dense, beautiful low growing, evergreen shrub, native to Japan and Korea, where it is found in groves on the high mountain tops. It is a dense, horizontal spreader unlike any other in cultivation. It is extremely hardy and slow growing.
\n\n\n\nFoliage: Needles are 1 1/2-3 inches long in fives. The needles are densely arranged on the stem and more or less appressed to the stem. Leaves are typically a blue-green to blue-gray color.
\n\n\n\nBuds: Cylindrical, about 1/2 inch long, red-brown in color. Bud scales are lanceolate and resinous.
\n\n\n\nBark: New stems are greenish in color becoming gray brown in second year.
\n\n\n\nCone: Cones held in groups. Individual cones are 1-2 inches long. Young cones are purple-violet but mature to a reddish to yellow brown.
\n\n\n\nOther Names: Japanese Stone Pine, Dwarf Japanese Stone Pine, Dwarf Siberian Pine, Siberian Dwarf Pine, Dwarf Stone Pine, Creeping pine
\n\n\n\nZone: 3 to 8
\n\n\n\nGrowth Rate: Very slow growing
\n\n\n\nPlant Type: Conifer, evergreen shrub
\n\n\n\nFamily: Pinaceae (Pine Family)
\n\n\n\nNative Range: East Asia
\nHeight: Highly variable, from 1 to 10 feet tall at maturity.
\nSpread: Usually wider than height.
\nShape: Low, shrubby plant with a more or less prostrate growth habit.
Sun: Full Sun
\n\n\n\nFall Color: Evergreen
\n\n\n\nDrought Tolerance: High once established
\n\n\n\nWater: Medium
\nMaintenance: Low
Site Requirements/ Soil Tolerances: Full sun and well-drained soils. Grows at high elevation in its native habitat and thus appears to be tolerant of winter winds. Drought tolerant once established and tolerant of seashore conditions.
\n\n\n\nUses: Small evergreen shrub probably for specimen use due to its unpredictable growth. Good conifer to use as specimen in a rock garden. A must for the dwarf conifer fanatic. Bonsai.
\n\n\n\nSowing Pinus pumila Seeds:
\n\n\n\nFor best results, please follow the instructions in the order provided.
\n\n\n\nScarify: Soak in water for 24 hours
\n\n\n\nStratify: Cold 60-120 days, 40 Degrees F in a Moist Medium (Not wet).
\n\n\n\nGermination: Sow 3/8” Deep, Keep moist (Not wet).
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