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Description

Bloom Color: Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Oval, Pyramidal.

Pinus nigra is an evergreen Tree growing to 30 m by 8 m at a fast rate.
It is hardy to zone 6. It is in leaf all year, in flower from May to June, and the seeds ripen in October. The species is monoecious and is pollinated by Wind. The plant is not self-fertile.
Suitable for: light , medium and heavy soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic soils and can grow in very alkaline soils.
It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil and can tolerate drought. The plant can tolerate maritime exposure.

Cultivation

Landscape Uses:Firewood, Specimen. Succeeds on all soil types, including chalk. Thrives in a light well-drained sandy or gravelly loam. Dislikes poorly drained moorland soils. Established plants tolerate drought. Requires a sunny position. A very hardy tree, it is extensively planted for timber and shelter, tolerating maritime exposure. Fast growing when young, it outgrows the Corsican pine for the first 5 or 6 years but is then rapidly overtaken by that species. Plants are strongly outbreeding, self-fertilized seed usually grows poorly. They hybridize freely with other members of this genus. Leaf secretions inhibit the germination of seeds, thereby reducing the amount of plants that can grow beneath the tree. Trees tend to be short-lived in cultivation. Plants in this genus are notably susceptible to honey fungus. Special Features:
Not North American native, Inconspicuous flowers or blooms.

HabitatsMountains
Habitatsoften on calcareous soils.
HabitatsWoodland Garden Canopy
HabitatsWoodland Garden Canopy
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