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Japanese Black Pine
Pinus thunbergii · Conifer
Japanese Black Pine is a moderate-growing conifer, hardy in USDA zones 5-8, that matures to about 20–60 ft × 12 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. It attracts moths, small mammals and songbirds, stands up well to deer, drought and salt and grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 5-8
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 20–60 ft × 12 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry, Very-dry
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Red
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Moths, Small mammals, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Salt
- Native to
- Coastal Japan, South Korea
Will it survive your winters?
We score Japanese Black Pine’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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