European Black Pine

name botanical:

Pinus nigra

family:

Pinaceae

species:

conifer

height:

up to 30 m (99 ft)

needle:

green, in pairs, up to 15 cm (5.9 in)

fruit:

cones ca. 8 cm (3.2 in) long, often to two or three, conspicuous in older trees

bark:

first scaly dann cracked up to stark cracked, drab, aged becoming ever more brightly.

root:

taprooter

location:

shade - sun

soil:

sandy - loamy

ph value:

neutral - strongly alkaline

stature:

slightly bent upwards