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Siberian Pine (Swiss Stone Pine)

Pinus cenbra ssp. sibirica

Evergreen Tree

Height

20 - 40 (feet)

Spread

15 - 25 (feet)

Distinctions

Small pine with a formal, pyramidal habit; an elegant ornamental; very hardy; needles in clusters of 5, 2.5"-3.25" long, green on one side and bluish on the other, held in a bottle-brush arrangement. The form sibirica is more compact than the species.

Limitations

Slow growth; needs full sun and well-drained soil. Young plants are susceptible to needle burn in the interior.

Hardiness

INT, SC, SE (Zone 2)

Origin

Mountains of central Europe and south Asia.
Siberian Pine (Swiss Stone Pine)