Scientific Name:
Pinus nigra
Pronunciation:
PYE-nus NYE-gruh
Common Name:
Austrian pine, black pine
Family Name:
Pinaceae
Plant Type:
Conifer
Key ID Features:
Whorled, organized branching, evenly spaced branching; bark of upper trunk gray to dark brown; needles 2 per fascicle, 8-14cm long, flexible, not snapping when sharply bent; buds whitish and bullet shaped; cone stems are centered; seed cones mostly 5-10cm long x 2-4cm wide, ovoid when mature; seeds flattened, obovoid, 6-8mm long, gray, often mottled, with a 15-25mm light brown wing. Conifers.org
Habit:
Horizontal, Upright
Form:
Pyramidal - narrowly
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
22 - 30m
Mature Spread:
7 - 10m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Group or mass planting, Screening, Specimen plant, Wind break
Additional Info:
Google. (P. resinosa is similar but the needles snap when sharply bent and the upper trunk is reddish).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Needle-like
Arrangement:
Fascicles
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Acicular
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Truncate
Margins:
Serrulate
Inflorescence Type:
n/a (male cone)
Flower Morphology:
Monoecious plant
Colour (petals):
Male cone, No flowers, Yellow, Green-yellow
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May
Fruit Type:
Cone (winged seeds)
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Not showy, Persistent, 5 to 8cm long by 2 to 3cm wide
Bark Morphology:
Plated, Deeply fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid
Organ Modifications:
Ectomycorrhizae
Propagation:
Seed
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Blight or needle cast, Canker or sap rot, Dieback, Nematodes, Wilt (Deer resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- CLT Training
- HORT 1155
- Level 3 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (PPL) Pine PLanting : 265
- (WDH) Wark-Dumais House : east of Pinus sylvestris