Kanji: 赤松
Romaji: Akamatsu
Genus & species: Pinus densiflora
Family & subfamily:Pinaceae:Pinoideae (Pines)
Notes: Thin red bark flakes into plates. The difference in bark between black and red pine only becomes apparent about 3m above the ground.
Specimen at Takayama: The large tree in the Takayama Green
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Red_Pine
Similar species: Black Pine Previous tree Next tree Top