Scientific Name:
Pinus wallichiana
Pronunciation:
PYE-nus wal-ick-ee-AY-nuh
Common Name:
Himalayan pine, Butan pine, blue pine
Family Name:
Pinaceae
Plant Type:
Conifer
Key ID Features:
Needles 5 per fascicle, drooping, gray-green,13-19cm long, arching, bluish-green; seed cones narrow, very resinous, greenish, slowly turning brown before dropping, 20-30cm long. Conifers.org
Habit:
Stiffly upright
Form:
Pyramidal - widely
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
15 - 22m
Mature Spread:
7 - 10m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China, South Asia / India
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Specimen plant, Winter interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Needle-like
Arrangement:
Fascicles
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Bluish, Green, Silver / Grayish
Colour in Fall:
Bluish, Green
Shapes:
Acicular
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Truncate
Margins:
Serrulate
Additional Info:
13 - 20cm long; in 5's
Inflorescence Type:
n/a (male cone)
Flower Morphology:
Monoecious plant
Colour (petals):
Male cone, No flowers, Yellow, Brown
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May
Fruit Type:
Cone (winged seeds)
Fruit Colour:
Green, Brown, Bronze
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Showy, Persistent, 10 - 30cm long
Bark Morphology:
Plated, Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Dark brown
Organ Modifications:
Ectomycorrhizae
Pest Susceptibility:
Blight or needle cast, Canker or sap rot (Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
