Japanese Black Pine 'Mikawa' JUL 04 Mt. Tabor Oak The hips are high in

The hips are high in vitamin C and antioxidants

Monitor for pests like scale insects or leaf galls

an interesting family

blue-green juvenile foliage maturing to scale-like adult leaves

silvery-white stripes

Japanese Black Pine 'Mikawa' JUL 04 Mt. Tabor Oak The hips are high inThis plant is grown from seed that originates in the Mikawa area of Japan. The bark is excellent and lives up to its reputation. Seed was purchased at the Baiten, part of the Kokufu ten show in 2020, the before times. The trunk has excellent movement. Few wire marks that will soon disappear. I have done needle and bud thinning on these trees to facilitate photograpy.