Standard Trees

Pinus nigra
( Austrian pine )


Pinus nigra is a large evergreen conifer with a domed habit. The stiff needles are borne in pairs, glossy, dark green, 3 to 5 inches long.
At maturity it is a broad, flat-topped tree with a stout trunk and low spreading branches. The bark is very attractive, grey-brown with
dark brown deep furrows. The cones are 2 to 3 inches long and appear singly or in clusters. This is a very adaptable pine; tolerant of
alkaline and heavy clay soils, as well as seaside and urban conditions. It develops a lot of character, making it a fine specimen tree,
useful as well for screening, and windbreak. Native to Austria, Italy, Greece, and Yugoslavia. Pines are one of the most diverse groups
of evergreen conifers, over 90 species are distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Although most are large trees, they can take
a low growing shrub form. Pines have been very important commercially, in timber production, as well as a variety of other manufactured
products such as turpentine and rosin. They tend to be more tolerant of varying soil types and urban environments than either Picea or
Abies. Pines tend to develop tap roots, so one should not attempt to transplant them from the wild. All species are grown from seed.
In general they do not require feeding, simply watering to establish.