#korean pine

[reena-kk]

A fragment of a text by one of my yearmates on Korean peninsula:

“The forest slowly changes from mixed to deciduous, where Korean pine is the most common.”

Korean pine, if anybody started doubting themselves like I did:

[conifersgarden]

Pinus koraiensis - Korean pine description & cultivars. Conifers of the World - Encyclopedia. Conifer grafts, seedlings and cuttings. Shippi

[the-re-farmer]

We have access!

Not quite to everything, but pretty close. But first, check out this adorableness. Collin is a hungry boy! Also, I caught a tongue blehp in the background! As I write this, we are currently at our expected high of 8C/46F. Things will cool down more over the next while, and we might start getting rain today and tomorrow. We have standing water in all the usual places, like this low spot by…

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[the-re-farmer]

Summer growth

Yesterday, forecasts said we were supposed to have a couple of dry days. While I was out and about with my mother, I saw lots of people mowing, so when I got home, I decided to do some preparatory weed trimming. The beans and peas are coming up nicely, and some of the cucumber plants are getting pretty big, so we need to get those A frame trellises up. I picked up some 6′ bamboo stakes to use as…

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[the-re-farmer]

Rescue!

While my husband and I were gone for our medical appointments, my daughter finished watering the rest of the garden beds and transplants, including the trees. She sent use this sad photo. One of the Korean Pine was gone! Not only was it dug up, but even the wood shaving mulch was gone! There was nothing left but a hole in the ground. So disappointing. When my husband and I got home, my…

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[the-re-farmer]

Food Forest: Korean pine are in!

Food Forest: Korean pine are in!

My younger daughter planted the last of this year’s tree orders today. These got planted in the outer yard. Because of how big they get at maturity, we had some issues deciding where to plant them, since we also need to keep a lane open from the driveway to the back gate, plus have open lanes from the garden area, and the fire pit area, gates. Eventually, the old, collapsing fence line on that…

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[ghostofthegulag]

Chapter 10 Pg.5

[cammyouplant]

Pinus koraiensis / Korean Pine

PLANT COMMUNITY: N/A

NATIVE REGION:  Korea, Manchuria, eastern Russia, Japan

MATURE SIZE: Height of 30-50′, spread of 25-35′; loose pyramidal shape with a rounded crown and branching that is almost horizontal

HABITAT/GROWING CONDITIONS: Dry mountain slopes; moist, well-drained loads in full sun; tolerant of wide range of soils; prefer cool summer climate; tolerant of urban conditions

ECO-INDICATOR: N/A

HARDINESS ZONE: 4-7

LEAF COLOR: Evergreen, blue-green needles in bundles of 5, dark green on the outside

FRUIT COLOR: Cones mature to brown

VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES:  N/A

SOURCES: Dirr, Manual of Woody Plants, http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=284965, http://www.pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Pinus+koraiensis