Austrian Pine Pinus nigra
Other plants called Austrian Pine:
- Phonetic Spelling
- PY-nus NY-gruh
- Description
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Picturesque with age, this plant will withstand city conditions. It has a densely conical or pyramidal habit when young. As it ages, it becomes a broad, flat-topped tree with a short trunk and low spreading branches and a top that is semi-round. Its dense spreading habit and stiff dark green needles afford an attractive specimen as the tree ages.
The word 'niger' translated to 'black', referring to its dark bark.
Easy to transplant.
Susceptible to Sphaeropsis tip blight and Dothistroma needle blight. Pine moth and pine wilt are also an issue.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Arnold Sentinel'
Columnar habit - 'Globosa'
Dwarf habit
'Hornibrookiana'
- 'Monstrosa'
Dwarf, 2' tall, 4'-6' wide - 'Arnold Sentinel'
- 'Arnold Sentinel', 'Globosa', 'Hornibrookiana', 'Monstrosa'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Arnold Sentinel'
Columnar habit - 'Globosa'
Dwarf habit
'Hornibrookiana'
- 'Monstrosa'
Dwarf, 2' tall, 4'-6' wide - 'Arnold Sentinel'
- 'Arnold Sentinel', 'Globosa', 'Hornibrookiana', 'Monstrosa'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Pinus
- Species:
- nigra
- Family:
- Pinaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Woody
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Mediterranean , Eastern Austria to Northern Caucasus
- Wildlife Value:
- This plant supports Imperial Moth (Eacles imperialis) larvae which have one brood per season and appear from April-October in the south. Adult Imperial Moths do not feed.
- Play Value:
- Screening
- Wind Break
- Dimensions:
- Height: 50 ft. 0 in. - 60 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 20 ft. 0 in. - 40 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Broad
- Dense
- Erect
- Horizontal
- Mounding
- Pyramidal
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Coarse
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasionally Dry
- Available Space To Plant:
- 24-60 feet
- NC Region:
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4b, 4a, 5b, 5a, 6b, 6a, 7b, 7a
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Description:
- Fruit Type: Cone
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Insignificant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Description:
- 2"-3" cones
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Black
- Green
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Stiff needles in pairs, sharp to the touch.
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Bark:
- Bark Color:
- Dark Brown
- Dark Gray
- Bark Description:
- Scaly-plated, gray-brown to pinkish in color. Bark Texture: Furrowed
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Lawn
- Meadow
- Recreational Play Area
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Children's Garden
- Nighttime Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Design Feature:
- Accent
- Barrier
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Screen/Privacy
- Specimen
- Attracts:
- Moths
- Pollinators
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
