Bosnian Pine (Pinus leucodermis)

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  Erscheinungsbild

  The Bosnian Pine is a dense tree with conical crown closely related to the Black Pine.

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  Blätter

  Evergreen, linear, very dense, 7 to 9 cm long needles paired on short shoots. Finely serrated margin. Needles are dark green above.

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  Blatt Oberseite

  Evergreen, linear, very dense, 7 to 9 cm long needles paired on short shoots. Finely serrated margin. Needles are dark green above.

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  Blüten

  Flowering period: V. Female flowers are small and reddish, the male flowers yellowish.

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  Früchte

  Female cones are approx. 7 to 8 cm long, spherical or ovate. Colour: dark brown. Scales are arched with small thorns.

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  Rinde

  Silver-grey smooth bark, later segmented and fissured, with glossy grey scales.

Anwendung

Open country, open fields, parks, afforestation, kitchen gardens

Heimatgebiete

Mediterranean regions

Standortparameter

Light: sunny to off-sun; temperature: hot to cool; soil: very dry to very fresh; soil structure: normal to airy, soil depth: deep to very deep; soil quality: medium.

Ansprüche

Does not tolerate stagnant moisture.

Frosthärte

down to -20 C°

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Height of growth: 20 to 30 m. Spread: 6 to 8 m. Conical tree with layered habit and continuous stem, moderately rapid growth potential.

Blätter

Evergreen, linear, very dense, 7 to 9 cm long needles paired on short shoots. Finely serrated margin. Needles are dark green above.

Blüten

Flowering period: V. Female flowers are small and reddish, the male flowers yellowish.

Früchte

Female cones are approx. 7 to 8 cm long, spherical or ovate. Colour: dark brown. Scales are arched with small thorns.

Rinde

Silver-grey smooth bark, later segmented and fissured, with glossy grey scales.

Wurzel

Deep-rooting; strong.