Specialty Black Pines LLC
Living Sculpture,
Four Decades in the Making. A collection of 40–60 year old Japanese Black Pines and Scots Pines, hand-trained in the ancient Niwaki tradition. Available for private acquisition by landscape architects and collectors.
Grown in Washington.
Trained in the
Japanese Tradition.
No other nursery in America offers domestically grown Japanese Black Pines
of this age and character. These cannot be replicated. They cannot be grown on demand. They exist only once.
EACH TREE IS SINGULAR
40-60
Years of Growth
22
Specimen Trees
∞
Years of Character
1
Collection in America
Every branch, every cloud, every silhouette is the result of thousands of deliberate decisions made across forty years of dedicated pruning.
The Japanese Black Pine, or Pinus Thunbergii, belongs to the Pinaceae family. These trees, known as Kuromatsu (黒松) in Japanese, grow naturally around the coastal areas of Japan. The Japanese Black Pine is a strong tree that has a lifespan of easily hundreds of years. It is one of the classic bonsai and niwaki subjects, requiring great patience over many years to train properly.
Our black pines have been sculpted, trained and maintained for 40+ years in the traditional Niwaki method of “cloud pruning”. Our family fell in love with the style and art form and decided to embark on a journey to continue the tradition. Since every tree looks different from every angle - pictures cannot do them justice. We encourage prospective buyers to schedule on-site visits to see our rare collection in person. We hope you will find the perfect focal piece to add to your landscape.
Japanese Black Pines
Pinus Thunbergii
Kuromatsu (黒松)
Inventory: Pinus Thunbergii
Black Pine #1
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Approx Height: 12’ 6”
Approx Spread: 5’ 8”
Caliper: 8.5”
Black Pine # 2
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Approx Height: 7’ 3”
Approx Spread: 6’ 4”
Caliper: 9”
Black Pine # 3
ACQUIRED
Approx Height: 9’ 5”
Approx Spread: 6’ 6”
Caliper: 8”
Black Pine # 4
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Approx Height: 8’ 3”
Approx Spread: 7’
Caliper: 7”
Black Pine # 5
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Approx Height: 6’ 6”
Approx Spread: 7’ 6”
Caliper: 5”
Black Pine # 9
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Approx Height: 11’
Approx Spread: 6’ 6”
Caliper: 7”
Black Pine # 10
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Approx Height: 3’ 6”
Approx Spread: 10’
Caliper: 6”
Pot Size: 4’ x 4’ wooden
Black Pine # 11
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Approx Height: 7’
Approx Spread: 10’
Caliper: 10”
Pot Size: 4’ x 4’ metal
Black Pine # 12
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Approx Height: 4’
Approx Spread: 10’ 6”
Caliper: 6”
Pot Size: 4’ x 4’ wooden
Black Pine # 13
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Approx Height: 6’
Approx Spread: 9’
Caliper: 6”
Pot Size” 4’ x 4’ metal
Black Pine # 14
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Approx Height: 7’
Approx Spread: 7’
Caliper: 6”
Pot Size: 4’ x 4’ wooden
Black Pine # 15
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Approx Height: 6’ 6”
Approx Spread: 8’
Caliper: 6”
Black Pine # 16
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Approx Height: 8’
Approx Spread: 8’
Caliper: 7”
Black Pine # 17
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Approx Height: 7’
Approx Spread: 6’
Caliper: 5”
Black Pine # 18
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Approx Height: 11’
Approx Spread: 6’
Caliper: 7”
Black Pine # 19
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Approx Height: 9’ 6”
Approx Spread: 8’
Caliper: 7”
Black Pine # 21
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Approx Height: 8’
Approx Spread: 6’ 4”
Caliper: 8”
Black Pine # 22
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Approx Height: 8’ 7”
Approx Spread: 8’ 6”
Caliper: 9”
Black Pine # 23
ACQUIRED
Approx Height: 11’ 2”
Approx Spread: 7’
Caliper: 9”
Black Pine # 24
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Approx Height: 7’
Approx Spread: 7’
Caliper: 6.5”
Black Pine # 25
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Approx Height: 7’ 4”
Approx Spread: 5’
Caliper: 6”
Black Pine # 26
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Approx Height: 8’
Approx Spread: 8’ 8”
Caliper: 6.5”
Black Pine # 27
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Approx Height: 7’ 6”
Approx Spread: 7’
Caliper: 7”
Black Pine # 28
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Approx Height: 8’ 3”
Approx Spread: 8’ 3”
Caliper: 13”
Black Pine # 29
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Approx Height: 7’ 8”
Approx Spread: 7’ 6”
Caliper: 7.5”
Inventory: Pinus Sylvestris
Scots Pine #6
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Approx Height: 9’
Approx Spread: 10’ 6”
Caliper: 12”
Scots Pine # 7
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Approx Height: 8’ 6”
Approx Spread 7’ 6”
Caliper: 11”
Scots Pine # 8
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Approx Height: 8’
Approx Spread: 7’ 6”
Caliper: 8”
Scots Pine # 20
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Approx Height: 9’
Approx Spread: 6’ 6”
Caliper: 6”
Enjoy some behind-the-scene footage below to show the true scale of the trees. The guys are 6’ tall for reference, and we used a 12’x12’ white screen as backdrop to isolate each tree to show branch shape and form.
