Pinus koraiensis
Korean pine · also Chinese pinenut, Red pine
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Pinus koraiensis, also known as Korean pine, Chinese pinenut, or red pine, is an evergreen conifer native to Eastern Asia, including Korea, northeastern China, and central Japan. This relic species thrives in temperate rainforests and mountainous regions at varying elevations. It holds high economic and ecological value and is classified as Least Concern by IUCN.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 250.02%20 yr24 in
- 40.00%—2.0 in
- 20.00%——
- 10.00%—2.0 in
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Evergreen
Trunk diameters across every city: median 20 in, mean 24 in, 90th percentile 43 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests
- Central Korean deciduous forests
- Northeast China Plain deciduous forests
- Southern Korea evergreen forests
Other Pinus in the catalogue
51 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
