Pinus nigra
$219.99
Pinus nigra is a large evergreen conifer with a dense pyramidal crown, stiff paired dark blue-green needles, furrowed dark bark, and brown cones.
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Description
Pinus nigra is a large evergreen conifer with a dense pyramidal crown that becomes broader and more irregular with age. Stiff, sharply pointed dark blue-green needles grow in pairs, while mature trees carry oval brown cones above furrowed dark bark.
Grow it in full sun in deep, well-drained soil. It tolerates clay, drought after establishment, urban pollution, salt, and exposed coastal conditions. Its dense crown suits screening and windbreak planting.
No routine pruning is required. Watch for adelgids, sawfly larvae, pine shoot moth, needle cast, and tip blight.
Additional information
| Height | 1220 cm – 1830 cm |
|---|---|
| Spread | 610 cm – 1220 cm |
| Flowering months | April, May |
| Family | Pinaceae |
| Propagation | Sow seed in containers in a cold frame in spring. |
| Pests | Pests may include adelgids, conifer aphids, sawfly larvae, and pine shoot moth. |
| Diseases | Diseases may include honey fungus, needle cast, Diplodia tip blight, and Dothistroma needle blight. |
| Pruning | No routine pruning is required. |
| Hazardous | unknown |
| Variegated | unknown |
| Watering instructions | Use moist, well-drained soil; established trees tolerate dry periods. |
| Sunlight instructions | Grow in full sun. |
| Color flower spring | Purple, Yellow |
| Aspect | East, South, West |
| Foliage | Evergreen |
| Habit | Bushy |
| Moisture | Moist but Well Drained, Well Drained Soil |
| Ph | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
| Position | Full sun |
| Shape | Pyramidal |
| Suggest planting location | Flowering borders, Hedges and screening plants, Coastal conditions, Cottage and informal gardens, Wildlife friendly gardens |
| Type | Conifer |
| Use for | Deer resistant, Screen, Windbreak |
| Years to max height | 20 |
| Drought resistance | yes |
| Cultivation | Grow in full sun in deep, well-drained soil. The tree tolerates clay, urban pollution, salt, and drought after establishment. No routine pruning is required. |
| Soil | Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand |
| Local names | Austrian black pine, Austrian pine, Black pine, Calabrian pine, European black pine, Larch pine |
| Blomidon Item No | MO23013063, PINNI0175WB, PINNI0503G, PINNI10010G, PINNI150WB |
| Usps | Stiff, dark blue-green paired needles fill a dense evergreen crown., Mature trees develop furrowed dark bark and oval brown cones. |