Swiss Stone Pine

Tagged as: large evergreen

Botanical Name: Pinus cembra
Common Name: Swiss Stone Pine

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Height: 30-40' Spread: 15-25'
Habit/Form: Pyramidal when young, open and flat-tapped with age Rate: S
Zone: 3-7
Cultural Requirements: Best in full sun; well-drained, slightly acidic soil
Ornamental Characteristics: columnar habit becoming open and picturesque with age; needles are dark green with white underneath in bundles of 5; older bark reddish-gray color with scale plates; terminal, 2 to 3-inch long cones do not open on the tree but require 3 years to mature and drop in the spring
Use in the Landscape: Specimen or mass planting; due to slow growth excellent in small landscapes

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