Kanji:        黒松

Romaji:      Kuromatsu 

Genus & species:    Pinus thunbergii

Family & subfamily:Pinaceae:Pinoideae (Pines)

Notes:    Fissured thick bark, characteristic of Tak and Matsushima, has the attitude ‘Why should I grow straight when I can grow crooked?’.

Specimen at Takayama: The large tree in the Takayama Green

Link: http://www.conifers.org/pi/pin/thunbergii.htm

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