How many years does it take before a Korean pine begins to bear fruit?
The Korean pine is an evergreen tree of the Pinaceae family, reaching up to 40 m tall, with bark on mature trees that is grayish-brown or gray with rectangular scaly plates, needle-like leaves, and egg-shaped conical cones. So, how many years does the Korean pine take to bear fruit?
1. How many years does the Korean pine take to bear fruit?
The Korean pine bears fruit very late; under natural forest conditions it takes 80-140 years to begin bearing fruit, while under plantation conditions it can bear fruit in 15-20 years. Its cones are large and heavy, 9-14 cm long and 6-8 cm in diameter, shaped as conical-ovoid, conical-long-ovoid, or ovoid-oblong. The flowering period is in June, and the cones mature in September-October of the following year; before and after maturity they are very easily blown down by the wind.
2. What national protection level does the Korean pine have?
The Korean pine is a national second-class protected plant. It is produced in the Changbai Mountain area of Northeast China, the Jilin mountain area, and the belt south of Aihui in the Xiaoxing'anling at altitudes of 150-1800 m, with a cold temperate, humid climate and brown forest soil. It is distributed in China (Heilongjiang, Jilin), Japan (Honshu), Korea, South Korea, and the Russian Federation (Amur, Khabarovsk, Primoryi).
3. How much does a Korean pine seedling cost?
The price of Korean pine seedlings varies from place to place, with different specifications and different nursery bases, so the price differs. According to information provided by Baidu Aicaigou, the Korean pine seedlings from Huanren Zenggui Nursery (height up to 40 m) are 1 yuan/plant, the Korean pine seedlings from Huanren Sanhe Seedling Professional Cooperative (plant height 30 cm, ground diameter 1 cm, tree age 3-5 years) are 1.50 yuan/plant, the Korean pine seedlings from Huanren Shengyuan Nursery are 1.20 yuan/plant, and the Korean pine seedlings from Dalian Yufeng Ecological Construction Co., Ltd. (plant height 70 m, diameter at breast height 1 cm, trunk height 0.6 m, soil ball diameter 20 cm) are 0.80 yuan/plant.