Woody > Pinus > Pinus strobus > Pinus strobus 'Fastigiata'
Pinus strobus
'Fastigiata'
Pyramidal White Pine
Mike's
Opinion
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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 |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| 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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