Japanese name: ストローブマツ Scientific name:Pinus strobus
[Overview]
An evergreen coniferous tree 40 m or more tall.
The young tree is conical in shape, but the mature tree becomes elliptical.
The leaves are needle-shaped, 5–15 cm long, borne in bundles of five, and soft in texture.
Both male and female cones are borne on new branches.
The female cones are small and pine-cone-shaped, borne at the tips of the branches.
The cones are cylindrical, 8–20 cm long and 4–5 cm in diameter, and remain on the branches for a long time.
The seeds have wings.
[Uses]
The wood is useful and was also used for the masts of sailing ships.
The resin is used medicinally.
[Cultivation]
Propagate from seed.
It prefers a sunny, well-drained, fertile soil.
Rainfall is sufficient for watering.
Apply slow-release fertilizer around the plant in winter.
