Plant Type

Tree, Conifer

 

Height Range

12-25'

 

Flower Color

n/a

 

Flower Season

n/a

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green

 

Bark Color

Brown, Grey

 

Fruit Color

Brown, Yellow

 

Fruit Season

Fall, Persistent

Sun

Full

 

Water

Medium

 

Growth Rate

Slow

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Poor, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

English Cottage, Formal, Japanese, Meadow, Mediterranean, Ranch, Spanish, Woodland

 

Accenting Features

Specimen

 

Seasonal Interest

Winter

 

Location Uses

Background, Shrub Border, Patio

 

Special Uses

Hedge, Screen, Mass Planting, Wind Break, Small Spaces

 

Attracts Wildlife

Birds, Wildlife

The smaller stature of this Austrian pine selection makes it well suited for smaller urban gardens. Same lush, deep green needles as its larger kin. Slow growing to 15 feet or so, and about 8 to 10 feet wide. Makes a nice natural hedge or screen, or plant a grouping to create an urban forest.

Readily adaptible to most soils, and is fairly tolerant of heat, air pollution, and other urban conditions. Somewhat salt tolerant. Grow in full sun. More drought tolerant than the species. It is never a good idea to prune or shear pines; if you do need to control the width, breaking off the candles in the spring does the least damage; see the Guide.