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Swiss Stone Pine

Original price was: $387.99.Current price is: $261.11.

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Description

Pinus cembra Glauca

  • Healthy & Resilient: Well-maintained trees typically have few significant issues.
  • Disease Resistance: Strong resistance to blister rust; potential disease concerns include blights, rots, cankers, and rusts.
  • Insect Threats: May be affected by caterpillars, borers, bark beetles, miners, scale, mealybugs, and sawflies.
  • Compact & Versatile: A narrow, compact pine ideal for smaller landscapes.
  • Great for Design: Works well as an accent plant, in small groups, or in tight spaces near foundations, entrances, or doors.
  • Growth & Form: Pinus cembra (Swiss stone pine or Arolla pine) is slow-growing, medium-sized, and begins with a pyramidal shape that gradually rounds and opens with maturity.
  • Growing Conditions:
    • Prefers full sun but tolerates light shade.
    • Thrives in average, medium-moisture, well-drained soils.
    • Adapts to various soil types but prefers sandy loams.
    • Benefits from good air circulation.
    • Best suited for cool summer climates; not recommended south of USDA Zone 7.
  • Natural Habitat: Native to mountain regions in central Europe, including the Alps and Carpathians.