Pinus thunbergii at Bute Park

Grid reference	ST 17744 76928
Common name	Japanese black pine
Origin	Japan & Korea
Deciduous	No
Tag	2275
Old tag	165
Height	2.5M March 2022
Girth	40cm @ 0.4M February 2022
Reference	799

This tree is at the north west edge of Coopers Field, at the boundary with Old Man's Wood east, right by the main footpath.

General tree description

Pinus thunbergii is typically a large, gaunt tree, up to 25 metres tall, with broad, twisted, spreading branches and silvery-white scaly buds. Its bark is dark grey or dark purplish pink and deeply fissured. The leaves are grey-green needles in pairs, 7 to 12cm long, stiff, thick and sharply pointed. Male flowers are present in small whorls, yellow with pollen in mid June. Female flowers appear in large numbers, dark pink-red, becoming purple conelets. The cones are dark grey, up to 5cm long, conic in shape, and may come in large clusters.