Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia
Types
Eastern Austrian Pine, Western Austrian Pine
Mountain silverbell , Rosea
Number of Varieties
23
0
40000
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Habitat
Wet ground, Wet lands
Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-85-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
9-5
Sunset Zone
A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Acuminate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Layering
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
occasional watering once established
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune grass to maintain level, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought and Salt
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Bees, Flying insects
Allergy
Asthma, Rash, Skin rash
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Used in parkland
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Tree trunks
-
Other Uses
Used as firewood, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Used in pulpwood and lumber production, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood is used in construction, Wood log is used in making fences
Decoration Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
PINUS nigra
ORNITHOGALUM nutans
Common Name
European Black Pine
Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells
In Hindi
Austrian Pine
Silver bells
In German
Schwarzkiefer
Silver bells
In French
Pin noir d'Autriche
Silver bells
In Spanish
pino salgareño
Silver bells
In Greek
Η αυστριακή πεύκα
Silver bells
In Portuguese
Pinheiro-larício
Silver bells
In Polish
Sosna czarna
Silver bells
In Latin
Austrian Pine
Silver bells
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Ebenales
Family
Pinaceae
Asparagaceae
Genus
Pinus
Halesia
Clade
-
Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
34
1
27800
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