Crimean Pine

Pinus nigra ssp. pallasiana Pinaceae

Growth habit

Tree

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

Balkan, S. Carpathian Mnts., Crimea.

Location

Cornell Class of 1923 Flowering Tree Collection

Source of plant

Robert Mower, US National Arboretum

Description

Medium-sized tree with broadly ovate, dense crown; needles 12-18 cm long, 1.6 to 2.1 mm thick; cones 5 to 12 cm long.

USDA Hardiness Zone

4

Special characteristics

winter interest