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Pinus strobus

'Fastigiata'


Pyramidal White Pine




            Mike's Opinion

this is Mike

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A pyramidal form of our provincial tree. Loose in form and not very dense but where White Pine is desired but room does not permit our grand native tree this might be an acceptable substitute.



Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)

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Family
Pinaceae
Genus
Pinus
Species
strobus
Cultivar
'Fastigiata'
Category
Woody
Type
Tree (evergreen)
Pronunciation
USDA Hardiness Zone
3b-7
Canadian Hardiness Zone
3-8
RHS Hardiness Zone
H7
Temperature (°C)
-34
Height
20 m
Spread
4 m
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
April
General Description
Tall and wide with grey-green coloured bark. Grows symmetrically, upright and loosely pyramidal.
Landscape
It may be used as a focal point, hedge, screen or windbreak, although it may be prone to salt desiccation when planted close to busy roads.
Cultivation
Well drained light soils, does not tolerate salt.
Shape
Broadly pyramidal, but loose becoming more so with time.
Growth
Fast
ID Characteristic
A strong single leader growing upright and pyramidal quite fast. Needles are held in fasicles of 5 and are blue-green in colour.
Habitat
Horticultural origin.
Bark/Stem Description
Bark is thin and easily damaged. Grey-green in colour and becomes grey-brown with age.
Flower/Leaf Bud Description
Alternate, red coloured buds.
Leaf Description
5 needle fasicle that grows to be 10 cm long, very thin: not stiff.
Flower Description
Flowers in clustered yellow catkins and pistillate flowers in pink immature cones.
Fruit Description
Narrow green cones 15 cm in length maturing to brown with silvery resinous tips in its second year and becoming slightly curved; typical of the parent species.
Colour Description
Grey-green colour bark with yellow flowers and green needles.
Texture Description
Fine texture.
Notable Specimens
The Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
Propagation
Scion grafting, using Pinus strobus as an understock. Usually grafted in late winter (February to early March).
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