Yakushima White Pine

The needles grow in bundles of five and the cones are 5-8 cm in length.

The Yakushima White Pine (Pinus amamiana) is a native of southern Japan, on the islands of Yakushima and Tanegashima south of Ky?sh?. It has also been grown horticulturally in Japanese parks. This pine can grow to a height of 25 m with a trunk diameter of up to 1 m. The needles grow in bundles of five and the cones are 5-8 cm in length. This tree is known in Japanese as Amami-goyamatsu, Amami-goyo, and Yakutune-goyo. More