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'''''Pinus thunbergii''''' (Syn: ''Pinus thunbergiana''; [[English language|English]]: Japanese Black Pine, Japanese Pine, Black Pine)

'''''Pinus thunbergii''''' (Syn: ''Pinus thunbergiana''; [[English language|English]]: Japanese Black Pine, Japanese Pine, Black Pine)

Japanese Black Pine can reach the height of 40 m, but rarely achieves this size outside its natural range. The needles are in fascicles of two with a white sheath at the base, 7-12 cm long; female cones are 4-7 cm in length, scaled, with small points on the tips of the scales, taking two years to mature.  Male cones are 1-2 cm long borne in clumps of 12-20 on the tips of the spring growth.  Bark is gray on young trees and small branches, changing to black and plated on larger branches and the trunk; becoming quite thick on older trunks.   

Japanese Black Pine can reach the height of 40 m, but rarely achieves this size outside its natural range. The needles are in fascicles of two with a white sheath at the base, 7-12 cm long; female cones are 4-7 cm in length, scaled, with small points on the tips of the scales, taking two years to mature.  Male cones are 1-2 cm long borne in clumps of 12-20 on the tips of the spring growth.  Bark is gray on young trees and small branches, changing to black and plated on larger branches and the trunk; becoming quite thick on older trunks.   

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