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Compact Korean Pine

Pinus koraiensis (PY-nus kor-ee-EN-siss)

Family: Pinaceae Non-native Understory

Sometimes sold as P. cembra 'Compact Glauca.' Short, thick, densely arranged branches. A semi-dwarf or compact evergreen with branches that grow upright and are tightly crowded with short thick stems. Insect, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: This tree is susceptible to wind damage. More information on Pinus koraiensis .

Source: NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ↗ NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, 25 attributes.

How it fits the guild

Guild layer 2 - Understory
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Companions & Conflicts

Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.

No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.

Also noted by NC State

Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.

Full plant profile

Growing Conditions
Plant type
Tree
Life cycle
Woody
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Soil drainage
Good Drainage
Growth rate
Slow
Canopy layer
2 - Understory
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Conical; Dense; Pyramidal
Texture
Medium
Leaf color
Blue; Green
Leaf size
3-6 inches long
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
4 to 4.5 in. stiff blue-green needles in bundles of 5
Bark detail
The smooth bark is gray=brown on young wood.
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Non-native
Origin
Northeast Asia
Landscape Use
Garden tags
#deer resistant #wind damage prone
Problems & Resistance
Insect problems
Pests of Conifers
Resistant to
Deer

Planted at Hunnicutt

Nobody’s planted this one yet.