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Pinus nigra |
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Austrian Pine |
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Northern Europe |
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Stiffly upright, densely pyramidal when young,
becoming broad, flat-topped with a short trunk
and low, stout, spreading branches. |
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50-60 feet tall with a spread of 20-40 feet |
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Plants are
monoecious. Staminate cones are
clustered, yellow in color, pistillate are
yellow-green. |
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Needles are borne in fascicles of 2 and 4-6 inches
long, very stiff and straight, sharply pointed,
dark green in color. |
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Bark is dark brown with grayish ridges,
appearing marbled, attractive. |
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Cones are solitary or clustered, 2-3 inches
long, with large, 1 inch scales, keeled near the
apex, often with a short prickle, tawny yellow
becoming brown. |
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- 'Pygmaea' - very slow growing, dense
bush
- 'Pyramidalis' - narrowly pyramidal plant
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