Cembra Pine

name botanical:

Pinus cembra

other name:

Arolla Pine

other name:

Swiss Pine

other name:

Swiss Stone Pine

family:

Pinaceae

species:

conifer

height:

up to 25 m (82 ft)

needle:

blue-green, up to 10 cm (3.9 in), five needles at a basis, soft

fruit:

cones, up to 8 cm (3.2 in)

bark:

smooth brownish, later scaly cracked

root:

peg roots with shallow lateral roots

location:

modest, all

soil:

modest, all

ph value:

strongly acidic up to strongly alkaline

stature:

erect branches