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[[Image:Pinus densiflora Kumgangsan.jpg|thumb|Korean National Pine tree.]] | [[Image:Pinus densiflora Kumgangsan.jpg|thumb|Korean National Pine tree.]] | ||
'''''Pinus densiflora''''', also called the '''Japanese red pine''',<ref>{{PLANTS|id=PIDE5|taxon=Pinus densiflora|access-date=31 January 2016}}</ref> | '''''Pinus densiflora''''', also called the '''Japanese red pine''',<ref>{{PLANTS|id=PIDE5|taxon=Pinus densiflora|access-date=31 January 2016}}</ref> '''Korean Pine tree''' or the '''Korean red pine''',<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.forest.go.kr/kna/special/download/English_Names_for_Korean_Native_Plants.pdf|title=English Names for Korean Native Plants|publisher=[[Korea National Arboretum]]|year=2015|isbn=978-89-97450-98-5|location=Pocheon|pages=575|access-date=8 December 2016|via=[[Korea Forest Service]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525105020/http://www.forest.go.kr/kna/special/download/English_Names_for_Korean_Native_Plants.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref> has a home range that includes [[Japan]], the [[Korean Peninsula]], northeastern [[China]] ([[Heilongjiang]], [[Jilin]], [[Liaoning]], [[Shandong]]) and the extreme southeast of [[Russia]] (southern [[Primorsky Krai]]). This [[pine]] has become a popular ornamental and has several cultivars, but in the winter it becomes yellowish. The height of this [[tree]] is {{Convert|20–35|m|abbr=off}}. The plant prefers full sun on well-drained, slightly [[acidic soil]]. | ||
In Korea, simply called ''sonamu'' (소나무, literally "pine tree"), it takes special status. Historically, Korean dynasties looked after timber and resin production banning laypeople from logging them. Korean aristocrats, or ''[[Yangban]]'', loved it because they thought this evergreen tree represented virtues of [[Confucianism]], "fidelity" and "fortitude". In this strongly Confucian society, it became the national symbol. For the Korean people, even today, it is considered to represent Korean spirit and mentioned in the South Korean national anthem, [[Aegukga]]. Since it was introduced to the West by Japanese scholars, it was named the "Japanese red pine" in English. In Korea, the [[Korea Forest Service]] has changed the English name to 'Korean red pine'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2015/08/116_184631.html|title=Korea's native plants to find new names|date=2015-08-11|website=koreatimes|access-date=2016-05-07}}</ref> | In Korea, simply called ''sonamu'' (소나무, literally "pine tree"), it takes special status. Historically, Korean dynasties looked after timber and resin production banning laypeople from logging them. Korean aristocrats, or ''[[Yangban]]'', loved it because they thought this evergreen tree represented virtues of [[Confucianism]], "fidelity" and "fortitude". In this strongly Confucian society, it became the national symbol. For the Korean people, even today, it is considered to represent Korean spirit and mentioned in the South Korean national anthem, [[Aegukga]]. Since it was introduced to the West by Japanese scholars, it was named the "Japanese red pine" in English. In Korea, the [[Korea Forest Service]] has changed the English name to 'Korean red pine'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2015/08/116_184631.html|title=Korea's native plants to find new names|date=2015-08-11|website=koreatimes|access-date=2016-05-07}}</ref> | ||
