• Scientific Name: Pinus densiflora Siebold & Zucc.
• Ref: Fl. Jap. 2(3):22. 1842
• Synonyms: Pinus funebris Kom., P. japonica Forbes, P. scopifera Miq., P. sylvestris subsp. densiflora (Siebold & Zucc.) Vorosch., P. sylvestris var. sylvestriformis (Taken.) W.C.Cheng & C.D.Chu
• English Common Name: Japanese red pine, Korean red pine
• Chinese Common Name: 长白松 Chángbái sōng, 长白赤松 Chángbái chìsōng, 长果赤松 chángguǒ chìsōng
• Japanese Common Name: アカマツ [赤松] akamatsu, メマツ [雌松] mematsu, オナゴマツ [女松] onagomatsu
• Family: Pinaceae
• Genus: Pinus
• Distribution: Mountains, river basins; 800-1600 m. SE Jilin
• Photo: 07/16/2008, Mt. Changbai, Jilin
• Note: FRPS (vol. 7, 1978) recognized it as Pinus sylvestris var. sylvestriformis (Taken.) W.C.Cheng & C.D.Chu, a geographic variety of P. sylvestris.

Trees to 40 m tall; bark red-brown, flaking; branchlets dark gray-brown; winter buds red-brown, ovoid, resinous. Needles slender, 5-8 cm × 1-1.5 mm. (Flora of China)

07/14/2008, Mt. Changbai, Jilin