Osaka pine is one of the cultivated varieties of five needle pine. Its leaves are yellow, slightly curved and growing inward. The leaves of golden leaf five needle pine are needle like, mainly radial, straight and green.
The branches of Osaka pine are relatively short, the plant growth is very short, and its posture is very simple; the branches of golden leaf five needle pine are long, and its branches are light brown.
The bud points of Osaka pine are very dense, while those of golden leaf five needle pine are much thinner than the former, so it is agreed to distinguish them.