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Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Plant Height: 8-15 feet
Plant Spread: 10-15 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Needled
Uses: Provides winter interest
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Wind
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
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Common names
  • Swiss Stone Pine
  • Arolla Pine
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Pinus cembra
  • Synonym: Pinus cembra subsp. sibirica

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Location: Corner
Date: July
Soft needles-an evergreen that you can pet!
Location: South Tyrol, Italy
photo credit: H. Zell
Location: South Tyrol, Italy
photo credit: H. Zell
Location: The Aletsch Glacier. Swiss Pines (Pinus cembra) are visible in the foreground.
Date: 2007-07-22
Photo courtesy of: Jo Simon on Flickr

Date: c. 1885
photograph from 'The Garden', 1885
Location: Aletsch Glacier, Aletschwald, Switzerland
Date: 2009-09-13
Photo courtesy of: Sciadopitys

Date: c. 1885
illustration from 'The Garden', 1885

Date: c. 1934
photo by A. D. Slavin from 'The National Horticultural Magazine',
Location: Corner  rock garden
Date: May 2015
Location: Home
Date: 2016-09-17
Location: Home
Date: 2016-09-17
Location: Home
Date: 2016-09-17
Location: Corner
Date: 2012-05-27
Absolutely the best smaller-scale evergreen
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