Japanese White Pine

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{{Taxobox | color = lightgreen | name = Japanese White Pine | image = Pinus-parviflora-close.JPG | image_width = 240px | regnum = Plantae | divisio = Pinophyta | classis = Pinopsida | ordo = Pinales | familia = Pinaceae | genus = Pinus | subgenus = Strobus | species = P. parviflora | binomial = Pinus parviflora | binomial_authority = Siebold & Zucc. }}

The Japanese White Pine (Pinus parviflora) is a pine in the white pine group, Pinus subgenus Strobus, native to Japan.

It grows to 15-25 m in height and is usually as broad as it is tall, forming a wide, dense, conical crown. The leaves are needle-like, in bundles of five, with a length of 5-6 cm. The cones are 4-7 cm long, with broad, rounded scales; the seeds are 8-11 mm long, with a vestigial 2-10 mm wing.

This is a popular tree for bonsai, and is also a popular horticultural tree in other countries..da:Pensel-Fyr fr:Pin blanc du Japon pl:Sosna drobnokwiatowa