Pinus nigra ‘Black Prince’ Pine Back To List Description: A dwarf selection of Austrian black pine with a flattened-globose structure when young, later broadening and becoming somewhat pyramidal with age. The thin needles are dark-green, followed by whitish buds which can be pruned to keep the plant super compact. History: Originated as a seedling selected in the mid-1990s by Don W. Hatch through Chantry Nursery, Honiton, Devon, UK. Pinus Growing Tips: Requires moist but well-drained soil and a sunny position. Copes with all soil types. Height and Spread (after 10 years): 1.2m x 2m Attributes Evergreen Leaf colour: GreenVS Size: Very small Award-winning Needs well-draining site Drought tolerant Prefers full sun Back To List Find a local stockist by selecting your county: Select a CountyAberdeenshireAngusArgyllshireAvonAyrshireBedfordshireBerkshireBristolBuckinghamshireCambridgeshireCardiffCarmarthenshireCeredigionChannel IslandsCheshireClwydConwyCornwallCumbriaDenbighshireDerbyshireDevonDorsetDumfriesshireDunbartonshireDurhamEast LothianEast SussexEssexFifeGlamorganGloucestershireGwentGwyneddHampshireHerefordshireHertfordshireHumbersideInverness-shireIsle of ManKentLanarkshireLancashireLeicestershireLincolnshireLondonLondonderryManchesterMerionethMerseysideMid GlamorganMiddlesexMidlothianMonmouthshireMontgomeryshireMorayshireNorfolkNorth YorkshireNorthamptonshireNorthumberlandNottinghamshireOxfordshirePembrokeshirePerthshirePowysRenfrewshireRoxburghshireRutlandShropshireSomersetSouth YorkshireStaffordshireStirlingshireSuffolkSurreyTaysideTyne and WearWarwickshireWest GlamorganWest LothianWest MidlandsWest SussexWest YorkshireWigtownshireWiltshireWorcestershireYorkshire Search Discover these similar varieties… Pinus patula Pine A graceful tree with drooping bright green foliage. Bark turns reddish with age. Overall height 16ft. Full Details Pinus wallichiana Pine Bhutan Pine. Very elegant tree forming a broad crown with age. Blue-green foliage and small cones. Full Details Pinus strobus ‘Squiggles’ Pine A dwarf selection of Eastern White pine with twisted blue-green needles. 40cm x 60cm after 10 years of growth. Full Details Pinus x holdfordiana Pine A fast growing tree with orange brown bark and needles similar to wallichiana but with wider cones. Full Details
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