Plant Profile: Pinus koraiensis 'Compact Glauca'

Names

Compact Korean Pine, Korean Pine

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Phonetic Spelling:PY-nus kor-ee-EN-siss

Genus:Pinus

Species:koraiensis

Family:Pinaceae

Often marketed under the name P. cembra 'Compact Glauca,' this plant features short, robust branches that are closely packed together. It is a semi-dwarf or compact evergreen characterized by its upright growth and densely clustered, stout stems.

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Pinus koraiensis 'Compact Glauca' Feature Summary

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#deer resistant

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Pinus koraiensis 'Compact Glauca' Feature Summary

Attributes
Leaves
4 to 4.5 in. stiff blue-green needles in bundles of 5
Green
Blue
3-6 inches
Bark
The smooth bark is gray=brown on young wood.
Whole Plant Traits
Conical
Pyramidal
Dense
Medium
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Good Drainage

Pinus koraiensis 'Compact Glauca' Attributes

Pinus koraiensis 'Compact Glauca': Country Or Region Of Origin

Northeast Asia

Pinus koraiensis 'Compact Glauca': Life Cycle

Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody

Pinus koraiensis 'Compact Glauca' Leaves

Pinus koraiensis 'Compact Glauca': Leaf Description

4 to 4.5 in. stiff blue-green needles in bundles of 5

Pinus koraiensis 'Compact Glauca': Leaf Color

spa
Blue
spa
Green

Pinus koraiensis 'Compact Glauca': Hairs Present

No
Yes

Pinus koraiensis 'Compact Glauca': Leaf Length

< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches

Pinus koraiensis 'Compact Glauca' Bark

Pinus koraiensis 'Compact Glauca': Bark Description

The smooth bark is gray=brown on young wood.

Pinus koraiensis 'Compact Glauca': Surface/Attachment

Bumpy
Exfoliating
Fissured
Furrowed
Lenticels
Papery
Patchy
Peeling
Ridges
Scaly
Shaggy
Shiny
Shredding
Smooth
Spongy

Pinus koraiensis 'Compact Glauca' Whole Plant Traits

Pinus koraiensis 'Compact Glauca': Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Pinus koraiensis 'Compact Glauca': Habit/Form

Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping

Pinus koraiensis 'Compact Glauca': Growth Rate

Slow
Medium
Rapid

Pinus koraiensis 'Compact Glauca': Texture

Fine
Medium
Coarse

Pinus koraiensis 'Compact Glauca' Cultural Conditions

Pinus koraiensis 'Compact Glauca': Light

Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

Pinus koraiensis 'Compact Glauca': Soil Drainage

Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry

Pinus koraiensis 'Compact Glauca' Stem

Pinus koraiensis 'Compact Glauca': Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes

Pinus koraiensis 'Compact Glauca' Landscape

Pinus koraiensis 'Compact Glauca': Resistance To Challenges

Black Walnut
Compaction
Deer
Diseases
Drought
Dry Soil
Erosion
Fire
Foot Traffic
Heat
Heavy Shade
Humidity
Insect Pests
Pollution
Poor Soil
Rabbits
Salt
Slugs
Squirrels
Storm damage
Urban Conditions
Voles
Wet Soil
Wind