{"product_id":"ko-ku-ho-japanese-white-pine","title":"Ko-Ku-Ho Japanese White Pine","description":"\u003cp\u003eKo-Ku-Ho Japanese White Pine (Pinus parviflora 'Ko-Ku-Ho') is a slow-growing pine with short, stiff, blue-green needles clustered tightly at the branch ends, developing an open layered structure over time. Plan on 10 to 15 feet tall and 8 to 10 feet wide over many years in zones 5 through 8.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJapanese White Pine is the classic garden pine of Japan, grown for the way its branches separate into distinct tiers rather than filling into a solid cone. Ko-Ku-Ho carries that habit with shorter needles and a denser tuft than the species, so the tiers read clearly even on a young plant, and its slow rate means the structure you shape stays where you put it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a specimen for a place where structure matters more than screening. It suits a courtyard, a gravel garden, an entry bed, a Japanese-style garden, or a large container, and it responds well to candle pruning if you want to control the silhouette.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLight: full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWater: moderate, it needs good drainage more than it needs water\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoil: well drained, sandy or loamy, tolerates poor ground\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCare: pinch the candles in late spring to shorten growth and tighten the tiers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdd Ko-Ku-Ho Japanese White Pine to your cart.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nature Hills Nursery","offers":[{"title":"#1 Container","offer_id":62370647736690,"sku":null,"price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0623\/6356\/6133\/files\/2E6A3106.jpg?v=1789757551","url":"https:\/\/naturehills.com\/products\/ko-ku-ho-japanese-white-pine","provider":"Nature Hills Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}