{"product_id":"pinus-parviflora-glauca-white-pine","title":"Blue Japanese White Pine - Pinus parviflora ‘Glauca’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBlue Japanese White Pine - Pinus parviflora ‘Glauca’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJapanese white pine is a five needle pine, and the needles of this blue form are short, twisted and marked with white bands on the inner faces, so the whole tree carries a soft silver blue haze. \u003cem\u003ePinus parviflora\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Glauca’ grows slowly into an irregular, tiered shape with horizontal branching that looks composed rather than symmetrical, which is exactly why it is the pine of choice for Japanese influenced gardens and for niwaki pruning. Small ornamental cones appear on quite young trees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Blue Japanese White Pine\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSilver Blue Needles\u003c\/strong\u003e: Short twisted needles with white inner surfaces give a colour effect no green pine can match.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLayered Branching\u003c\/strong\u003e: Growth is naturally tiered and asymmetric, producing character without any training.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSlow Growth\u003c\/strong\u003e: It stays in scale with a courtyard or feature bed for decades rather than years.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTakes Shaping\u003c\/strong\u003e: Responds well to candle pinching and cloud pruning, so the form can be directed if desired.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCones Early\u003c\/strong\u003e: Attractive small cones are produced on relatively young trees, adding detail through the year.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJapanese Garden Feature\u003c\/strong\u003e: The traditional pine for a gravel, stone and moss composition.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSculptural Specimen\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single plant in a simple bed reads as a living sculpture, particularly with lighting.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Containers\u003c\/strong\u003e: Slow growth and tolerance of restricted roots make it a long term container subject.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConifer and Rockery Collections\u003c\/strong\u003e: Its colour and texture sit well among other slow growing conifers and grasses.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e Not a screening plant; group at 3m if planted in numbers\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 4m to 5m, giving the tiered branching room to show\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or spring\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining soil of moderate fertility; it tolerates poor and rocky ground but not wet feet\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply through the first two summers and then reduce, since established pines resent constantly damp soil. Mulch to keep the root zone stable, avoid heavy nitrogen feeding which pushes soft coarse growth, and shape by pinching new candles in spring rather than cutting back into old wood.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4m to 6m over twenty years or more, potentially to 8m with age\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3m to 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Species native to Japan\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant, a conifer grown for foliage colour, form and small cones\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"500mm","offer_id":59795326173470,"sku":"ND-1385-500MM","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/hMtNIXzW5yPyfeX8d7H9g_qEB1q2Td.jpg?v=1787313364","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/pinus-parviflora-glauca-white-pine","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}