Austrian Pine

Pinus nigra

Use

An adaptable species with very stiff needles making a good specimen, screen or windbreak; develops its real character in old age when the branches become umbelliformly spreading and the bark colors develop fully. Specimen Plant, Screen Plant

Additional notes

A very hardy tree that withstands city conditions better than many other pines; very tolerant of soils, if moist; will stand some dryness and exposure; less fastidious in its soil requirements than most pines; will succeed in fairly heavy clay and alkaline soils

Light:

Full Sun

Soil type:

Needs Well Drained

Zone:

3b, 4, 5, 6, 7

Maximum height:

50-60 ft but can grow to 100 ft

Spread:

20-40 ft

Growth speed:

Medim; 35 to 50 ft after 20 to 30 yrs

Habit (shape):

Densely pyramidal when your becoming a large, broad, flat-topped tree with a rough, short trunk and low, stout, spreading branches

Flowers:

Staminate clustered, yellow; pistillate yellow-green

Fruit:

Solitary or in clusters, sub-sessile, ovoid, conical, 2-3 inches long, 1 to 1 1/4 inches wide before opening, tawny-yellow initially, becoming brown

Texture:

Medium-coarse

Insect susceptibility:

Pine Bark Aphid, Sawflies

Disease susceptibility:

Sphaerop sis (Diplodia) shoot blight