Kotobuki Japanese Gardens

Kotobuki Japanese GardensA fastigiate form of Japanese Black pine. This cultivar grows 3" 6" per year in a columnar form. The dark green needles contrast magnificently with the white candles at the ends of the branches. Excellent for bonsai, container gardens, or rock gardens.

Like most rhododendrons

Easy to grow and recommended for both background or centerpiece

It blooms early

flat bun with nice short green needles

Here on the coast in the Pacific Northwest we can grow this plant in full sun where is has the brightest foliage

·       Hard to propagate – many cultivars do not root easily from cuttings

silver-grey foliage deepens a little in the winter

offering a showy picotee effect

Here is a very charming little plant

This is one of my favorite species which Hillier describes as “A very beautiful

This plant will flower well even in dark shade

in 10 years