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| Pinus thunbergiana
'Akame' |
ha:
upright overall, branches horizontal, former layers or tiers with
age, full vigor.
bk: often fissured with age, showy
lc: medium to dark green
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Albovariegata' |
ha:
full-sized vigor
lc: mottled white throughout the length of the needle
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Angelica's Thunderhead' 
'Angelica's
Thunderhead' in early years gives one a
cascading mass of rich green clouds. This is a fantasy
pine, rich, flexible, luxuriant, and pliable. It can be
trained, pruned, and molded in so many fine ways. In
youth it trails and forms an irregular, spreading shrub
with as much or little discipline as your garden demands
or allows. It fills loose, low spaces very well as seen
here.
Big white candles reveal the
apex of the replete needled and jade heads. Later it
proves denser, taller, tree-formed, and more globose that
the already wonderful species. It is just as artistic and
as most books say "picturesque" - only smaller,
lower, and thicker. Some plants have it in the genes to
be beautiful no matter what.
Click on this image for a
larger version.
LCH
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ha: compact and upright -
said to resemble a thunderhead cloud
lc: dark glossy green with very showy white candles
ns: this may be the same as 'Thunderhead'? This name has been
used by Iseli Nursery, Boring OR USA.
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Aocha Matsu' |
ha:
full vigor to moderate
lc: mottled yellow throughout the length of the needle
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Aurea' |
lc:
golden yellow mixed with green needles.
ns: we suspect this old name is a Western rename of the
long-grown 'Ogon'
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Banshoho' |
ha:
spreading, mounded, full sized vigor, slower, semi-dwarf
bud: often showy white
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Beni Jujaka' |
ha:
asymmetrical, often branched mainly on one side, very picturesque
and good for bonsai culture
lc: needles banded in yellow
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Compacta' |
ha:
compact
ns: this name is probably not published before 1959 and is likely
invalid as a result.
| Pinus thunbergiana f.
corticata ('Corticata', 'Thick Bark') |
ns: this name applies to
numerous thick bark clones of various forms
bk: thick and corky. Several named clones are included on this
page
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Elmwood Witchs Broom' |
ha:
dwarf
in; Foxborough Nursery 1980's
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Frosty Patches' |
ha:
full-sized vigor
lc: needles mottled frosty white
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Globosa' |
ha:
dense, semi-globose
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Gan Sekki Sho Yatsubusa' |
ha:
semi-dwarf, globose, popular for bonsai culture. Outdoor plants
can still grow 10 in. a year
bk: often finely pebbled and textured
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Green Elf' |
ht:
3 ft. tall x 8 ft. wide
ha: dwarf, mounded, 3 inches growth a year, dense, wide-spreading
with ages, usually shrubby. It is
ha: of the Yatsubusa type.
bud: white, showy
lc: bright, rich green
or: Joe Grassel, Sandy OR USA
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Henry Dwarf' (2/01) |
gr: 6 in. per year
ha: small, upright, slower than species typical
bud: large showy silvery buds
or: named for plantsman Edsel Woods
so: Collector's Nursery (online catalog 2001)
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Iseli Golden' |
lc: parts of foliage
brightly sectored yellow in irregular patterns. It is brighter
than most variegated clones.
or: Jean Iseli of Boring OR
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Kotabuki' |
ha:
upright, dwarf, about half species growth rate
lc: dark green
ll: 1 in. long - shorter
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Koyosho' |
ha:
semi-dwarf, compact, upright to globose
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Kujaki' |
ha:
vigorous, open, picturesque with good training
lc: finely lined in pink
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Kyokko' |
ha:
vigorous, open, upright
bk: tortoise-shell type pattern, showy in bonsai and large
outdoor specimans alike
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Mini Mounds' |
ht: 3 ft. tall x 8 ft.
wide after 25 years
ha: dwarf, mounded, often
with multiple, compact heads or domes
bud: white, showy
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Mikawa' |
ha:
slower, semi-dwarf, dense, forming a nice small tree with age.
lc: darker green
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Miyajima' |
ha:
dwarf, horizontal, tier-branched, 6 inches growth a year
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Monophylla' |
ls:
the 2 needles fused into 1 needle.
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Mount Hood' ('Mt. Hood', 'Mt. Hood Prostrate') |
ha:
low, prostrate, half species growth rate or less
ns: cultivar names should not have the abbreciated word Mt.
lc: dark green
lt: thicker than typical
or: Mount Hood Community College, Gresham, OR USA
li: Iseli Nursery wholesale catalog 1988: 39
| Pinus thunbergiana f.
corticata 'Nishiki Matsu' |
ha:
large, spreading, having a windswept and informal look, quite
vigorous
bk: thick, corky with age, very showy
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Nishiki Nee' |
ha:
dwarf, slower
bk: bark often furrowed or split, showy for bonsai purposes
lc: yellowish-green
 Pinus
thunbergiana f. corticata 'Nishiki Tsukasa' ('Tsukasa'?)
National Bonsai Museum, US
National Arboretum. Spring 2003. Labeled 'Tsukasa'. Click
image to enlarge. |
ha:
vigorous, pictureque
bk: corky, thick trunk
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Oculus-draconis' |
ha:
vigorous
lc: light green, mottled yellow or chartreuse at the needle base.
There are often 2 distinct bands.
ns: not to be confused with the more common 'Oculus Draconis'
cultivar of P. densiflora.
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Oculus-draconis Tortuosa' |
lc:
banded or marked yellow as 'Oculus-draconis'
ls: needles twisted or contorted
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Ogon' |
ha:
moderate vigor, semi-dwarf, upright overal, horizontal branching
lc: yellow, especially in spring and early summer
ll: longer than species typical
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Pectinata' |
ls:
mostly on one side of the stem.
| Pinus thunbergiana f.
corticata 'Pendula' |
ha: weeping
bk: thicker
ns: it is unknown if this is the same as the 'Pendula' of Mayr
who published it in 1890.
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Porky' |
ls: needles are fused into
a fat or porky mass
no: similar mutations are known in other Pinus species
so: Coenosium Gardens
 Pinus
thunbergiana 'Pygmaea'
Gotelli Collection, US
National Arboretum. Spring 2003. Click image to enlarge. |
ls: compact, dense
ns: a doubtful name in Latin form. We have only seen the name
used on the Gotelli label.
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Sayonara' (3/02) |
ha: dwarf
bud: white, showy
lc: dark green
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Shirome Janome'
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image
Gotelli Collection, US National Arboretum. Spring 2003. A rather subtle
plant as an 25+ year old specimen. It was much brighter when very young. |
ha:
vigorous, robust
lc: dark green mottled and banded yellow
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Suiken'
 click
image
Brookside Gardens, MD USA. Spring 2004. A pleasant tree, more open and
irregular than Pinus strobus 'Contorta'. The cultivar name means "wet
dog". |
ha:
vigorous, irregular
lc: light to medium green, not as dark as many cultivars
ls: thicker, much twisted needles
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Taihei' |
ha:
dwarf, popular for bonsai culture
bk: interesting fan-shaped structures, very showy in bonsai
culture
lc: light green
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Thunderhead' |
ha:
semi-dwarf, upright, more suitable for small gardens than the
larger, vigorous forms
bud: very white, quite showy
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Tigrina' |
lc:
irregular mottled yellow
ns: we suspect this old European name is the same as one of the
Japanese clones described here. There
ns: are several which could fit this description. Yokoi and
Hirose list it apart from 'Variegata' and 'Oculus-draconis'.
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Torabu Matsu' |
ha:
vigorous, picturesque
lc: dark green with gold flecks or spots over the entire needle
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Tortuosa' |
ha:
branches contorted, twisted
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Variegata' |
lc:
needles mottled yellowish-white
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Yatsan Shoho' 
'Yatsan
Shoho' is one of several fine Japanese clones
noted for its picturesque, low, and spreading form. This
plant is approximately 4 feet tall x 12 feet wide,
cascading nicely over a low wall. Click on this image for
a larger version. |
ha:
spreading, horizontal
lc: light to medium green
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Yatsubusa' |
ha:
dwarf, mounded to low globose
bud: thick, making a good show in bonsai form
lc: light green
| Pinus thunbergiana
'Yatsubusa Watnong' |
ha:
dwarfm mounded
lc: light green
or: Watnong Nursery, NJ USA
| Pinus thunbergiana f.
corticata 'Yumaki' |
ha:
semi-dwarf, upright to nearly columnar, compact
bk: corky with age
lc: dark green