''Pinus bungeana'' (
English
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: Bunge's pine or lacebark pine or white-barked pine;
Chinese
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: 白皮松
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: シロマツ, ) is a
pine
A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus ''Pinus'' () of the family Pinaceae. ''Pinus'' is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. The World Flora Online created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden accep ...
tree native to northeastern and central
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
.
It is a slow-growing
tree
In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are ...
that can grow to heights of 15–25m and is frost hardy down to below -26 °C. 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.
Distribution and habitat
''Pinus bungeana'' is native to mountains of China, but is widely cultivated as an ornamental, especially for its attractive metallic bark.
It has naturalized in the Sierra de la Ventana of eastern Argentina.
Uses
It is grown as an ornamental tree in classical gardens seeking to imitate Chinese gardens where it symbolizes longevity. It can also be seen in botanic gardens and often grows with multiple stems.
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Edible nuts and seeds
Least concern plants
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