Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis Sieb. et Zucc.) gymnosperm, evergreen tree, up to 40 meters high. Branchlets densely brown pilose. There are 5 needles in a bunch of leaves, thick and hard, with 3 resin channels, and leaf sheaths fall early. The cones are ovate and conical, with blunt scales at the tip and curved outwards. The seeds do not fall off when they are mature. The seeds are large, 1.2 to 1.6 cm long, without wings. Produced in the Changbai Mountains to Xiaoxing'an Mountains in northeast China, it often forms a mixed forest with the isech pine and korean spruce. Strong cold resistance, like slightly acid soil or neutral soil. The wood is light, soft, fine, straight-grained, and has strong corrosion resistance. It is an excellent material for construction, bridges, sleepers, and furniture; tannin extract can be extracted from the bark, and rosin can be extracted from the trunk; the seeds are used for edible or medicinal purposes, and the oil can be squeezed for edible And industrial use. It is the main afforestation tree species in the production area, and it is also an ornamental tree.
