Botanical Name: Pinus halepensis
Common Name: Aleppo pine
Type of Plant: conifer: tree
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape an upright to sprawling, single-trunked pine, with irregular branching forming a dense, spreading canopy having rather windswept appearance; smaller branches somewhat twisted
Height 25'-40' (50')
Spread 1/2-3/4
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun preferred; becomes spindly in shaded locations
Soil tolerates most (including alkaline), except wet clay
Hardiness hardy (zones 4-24); tolerates wind, desert heat, ocean spray
 
Morphology:
Leaves needles: 2 per fascicle, whorled along branches; light green 2 1/2"-4" long, thin, mostly straight
Flowers inconspicuous (cones): the male 'flowers' are profuse, fall off
Fruit female cone: ovate, 2"-4" long, persist on tree for years
 
Propagation:
seed
 
Usage:
widely used pine, as background mass, windscreen; good for erosion on slopes; can be developed into accent tree if carefully pruned; best suited for larger landscape areas
 
Landscape Care:
Watering an occasional deep soak: plant becomes drought tolerant; avoid heavy surface watering
Fertilizing a light application of balanced fertilizer, as needed
Pruning do some thinning in windy areas, otherwise very little
Pests/Diseases spider mite
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Southern Europe
Family: Pinaceae

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