Pinus bungeana

Lacebark Pine
Lacebark pine to the east of the Main Hall at Jogyesa (Buddhist Temple) in Seoul, South Korea.
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Pinus
Species: P. bungeana
Binomial name
Pinus bungeana
Zucc. ex Endl.

Pinus bungeana (English: Lacebark Pine; Chinese: 白皮松) is a pine tree native to northeastern and central China.[1] It is a slow-growing tree to 15-25 m tall. Its smooth, grey-green bark gradually sheds in round scales to reveal patches of pale yellow, which turn olive-brown, red and purple on exposure to light.

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Uses

It is used as an ornamental plant in East Asian classical garden where it symbolizes longevity.

Notes

  1. ^ Efloras, 2009

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