Botanical Name: Pinus pinaster
Common Name: Cluster Pine
Type of Plant: conifer: tree
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape an erect, single-trunked pine, with spreading or somewhat pendulous branches forming a pyramidal canopy
Height 30'-80'
Spread 1/2-2/3
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun
Soil prefers well-draining, drier soils
Hardiness hardy (all zones): tolerated desert heat and winds
 
Morphology:
Leaves needles: 2 per fascicle, whorled on stems; mostly clustered at ends of the smaller branches; 5"-10" long, stiff, twisted; thick
Flowers inconspicuous (cones)
Fruit female cones: 4"-8" long, narrowly oblong; persist for yrs.
 
Propagation:
seed
 
Usage:
a vertical accent tree; suitable for groves and erosion control; good for stabilizing sandy soils in disturbed areas Landscape Care: an occasional deep soak; avoid heavy irrigation Watering
Fertilizing little required after established
Pruning very little; leave alone
Pests/Diseases relatively free
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Southern Europe
Family: Pinaceae

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