섬잣나무 '글라우카 나나'-[정명] Pinus parviflora 'Glauca Nana'

Pinus parviflora 'Glauca Nana' is a compact evergreen conifer with a dense, upright growth habit. It is a dwarf cultivar of the Japanese White Pine, known for its beautiful blue-green needles. The needles are short and densely packed, giving the  plant a bushy appearance. This variety is an excellent choice for small gardens or containers.

Pinus parviflora 'Glauca Nana' (Dwarf Japanese White Pine) | NurseryPeople

A narrower, more compact and upright form with short blue-green to gray needles. Widely used as bonsai or container plant. An easy to care for evergreen that works beautifully as a landscape specimen.

LIGHT: Full sun

WATER: Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.

SIZE: Slowly growing; reaches 6 to 10 ft. tall, 3 to 5 ft. wide in 10 years.

 

Dwarf Japanese White Pine, Pinus parviflora 'Glauca Nana', Monrovia Plant

Culture

Grow in medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun. Tolerant of a variety of soil types, including poor soils, as long as the drainage is good. Plants prefer cool summer climates and dislike the heat and humidity of the deep South. Plants are generally tolerant of urban conditions.

Noteworthy Characteristics

Pinus parviflora, commonly called Japanese white pine, is native to Japan and Korea. It is an evergreen conifer that typically grows to 30-50’ tall in cultivation, but may reach 90’ tall in the wild. Trees have a dense pyramidal habit when young, but with age develop more spreading branching and a flatter top. Often-twisted, green needles (each to 3” long) in bundles of five appear in dense tufts primarily at the branch ends. Needles are white on the interior surfaces. Oval reddish-brown cones (2-3” long) appear solitary or in small clusters, remaining on the tree for up to seven years. Grayish black bark is smooth on young trees but fissures and develops small scales as the tree matures. Green-needled trees are uncommonly seen growing in the U.S., but glaucous-needled trees are popular in areas where they grow well.

Genus name comes from the Latin name for pines.

Specific epithet means with small flowers.

‘Glauca Nana’ is an upright, slow-growing (3-6" per year), dwarf form with short, twisted, blue-green needles. It is a more compact and narrower form than Pinus parviflora 'Glauca'. It typically grows to only 2' tall and to 1' wide over the first 10 years.

 

Pinus parviflora 'Glauca Nana' - Plant Finder (missouribotanicalgarden.org)