Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Pinus thunbergii Parl.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Gisborne Land District, Eastwoodhill Arboretum, O11, Hillside Pinetum, midway up hill
Field Collection Date
04 Aug 1999
Field Collection Notes
Small, round-canopied tree, Ht ca 4m, dbh 10cm. Compact tree with regularly whorled branches, curved upwards. Bark grey-brown, split, ridged. Branches pale brown rough, scaley. Needles short, stiff, sharp, mid-green, semi-glossy, in 2s, sheath grey. Cones hanging down, up to 5 around the branch circumference. Small cone up to 5cm tall, mid-brown, mod-smooth scales.
NE facing mod-steep sloping hillside. Sunny, open situation.
Japanese Black Pine.
Ex Eastwoodhill Arboretum, "EWH" 1252, received Sept 2018
Specimen: two sheets (A&B) + bag of loose cones (C) in cone collection
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-38.55839, 177.71731 (± 100 m)
177.71731, 177.71731 (± 100 m)
Last Update
30 Aug 2019
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