Others have learned the art of survival, including Bill Ward's black pine, now pushing 700 years and more. He bought the tree in Japan, but getting it into the U.S. was not easy.

Japanese black pine (Pinus thunbergii) is an incredibly striking, hardy tree with iconic long needles and asymmetrical form, ...

Japanese black pine --Pinus thunbergii The Japanese black pine is a godsend to people who love to shape trees. It will take kindly to most any attempt to make it into something it is not.

The original Japanese black pine tree was planted in 2003 near the Griffith Park Observatory and dedicated in 2004. “He meant a lot to me, George was my favorite Beatle,” LaBonge reflected.

The original Japanese black pine tree was planted in 2003 near the Griffith Park Observatory and dedicated in 2004. “He meant a lot to me, George was my favorite Beatle,” LaBonge reflected.

FUKUSHIMA, Japan >> A ceremony was held at the end of 2017 to cut down a Japanese black pine tree called “Kashima no Ipponmatsu,” the lone survivor of a forest in, Fukushima Prefecture, that ...

Seeds from the only surviving black pine tree planted by suffragettes are to be given to COP26 summit delegates. Suffragettes planted an arboretum of 47 trees in Batheaston, Somerset 112 years ago ...

The original Japanese black pine tree was planted in 2003 near the Griffith Park Observatory and dedicated in 2004. “He meant a lot to me, George was my favorite Beatle,” LaBonge reflected.