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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Taxobox<br /> | color = lightgreen<br /> | name = Korean Pine<br /> | status = LR/lc<br /> | regnum = [[Plant]]ae<br /> | divisio = [[Pinophyta]]<br /> | classis = [[Pinophyta|Pinopsida]]<br /> | ordo = [[Pinales]]<br /> | familia = [[Pinaceae]]<br /> | genus = ''[[Pine|Pinus]]''<br /> | subgenus = ''[[Pinus classification|Strobus]]''<br /> | species = '''''P. koraiensis'''''<br /> | binomial = ''Pinus koraiensis''<br /> | binomial_authority = [[Philipp Franz von Siebold|Siebold]] &amp; [[Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini|Zucc.]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> The '''Korean Pine''' ('''''[[Pinus]] koraiensis'''''; family [[Pinaceae]]) is a species of [[pine]] [[tree]] that occurs in eastern [[Asia]], in [[Manchuria]] in northeast [[China]], [[Primorsky Krai]] and [[Khabarovsk Krai]] in the far east of [[Russia]], [[Korea]] and central [[Japan]]. In the north of its range, it grows at moderate altitudes, typically 600-900 m, whereas further south, it is a [[mountain]] tree, growing at 2,000-2,600 m altitude in Japan. It is a large tree, reaching a mature size of 40-50 m height, and 1.5-2 m trunk diameter.<br /> <br /> It is a member of the [[Pinus classification|white pine]] group, ''[[Pinus]]'' subgenus ''[[Pinus classification|Strobus]]'', and like all members of that group, the leaves ('needles') are in fascicles (bundles) of five, with a deciduous sheath. They are 7-13 cm long. Korean Pine [[conifer cone|cones]] are 8-17 cm long, green or purple before maturity, ripening brown about 18 months after pollination. The 14-18 mm long [[seed]]s have only a vestigial wing and are dispersed by [[Spotted Nutcracker]]s.<br /> <br /> [[Image:KoreanPineSeeds.jpg|left|thumb|Korean Pine pine nuts - unshelled, and shell, above; shelled, below]]<br /> Korean Pine differs from the closely related [[Siberian Pine]] in having larger cones with reflexed scale tips, and longer needles.<br /> <br /> The seeds are extensively harvested and sold as [[pine nut]]s, particularly in northeastern China; it is the most widely traded pine nut in international commerce.<br /> <br /> Korean Pine is a popular ornamental tree in [[park]]s and large [[garden]]s where the [[climate]] is cold, such as eastern [[Canada]] and the northeastern states of the [[USA]], giving steady though not fast growth on a wide range of sites. It is tolerant of severe winter cold, hardy down to at about -50°C. <br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> * {{IUCN2006|assessors=Conifer Specialist Group|year=1998|id=42373|title=Pinus koraiensis|downloaded=05 May 2006}}<br /> <br /> ==External link==<br /> *[http://www.pinetum.org/cones/PNStrobus.htm ''Pinus koraiensis'' cone pic (scroll to bottom of page)]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Pinaceae|Pine, Korean]]</div>

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