Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa)

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  Erscheinungsbild

  The Ponderosa Pine is a stately conifer from North America with conical crown.

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  Blätter

  Evergreen, linear, 15 to 20 cm long needles arranged in threes on short shoots. Stiffly curved. Finely serrated margin. Needles are dark green above.

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  Blatt Oberseite

  Evergreen, linear, 15 to 20 cm long needles arranged in threes on short shoots. Stiffly curved. Finely serrated margin. Needles are dark green above.

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  Blüten

  Flowering period: IV-VI . Female flowers are dark red, the male flowers yellowish.

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  Früchte

  Female cones are approx. 7 to 15 cm long, ovate. Colour: pale brown or reddish. Scales are thickened with a small bead in the middle. Terminal cones.

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  Rinde

  Yellowish-brown or reddish-brown bark. Broken up into large, thick slabs separated by furrows.

Anwendung

Parks, afforestation, kitchen gardens

Heimatgebiete

North America

Standortparameter

Light: sunny to off-sun; soil: very dry to very moist; soil structure: normal to airy; soil quality: low to normal.

Ansprüche

Does not tolerate stagnant moisture.

Frosthärte

down to -24 C°

unknown

Height of growth: 20 to 25 m. Spread: 6 to 8 m. Narrowly conical tree. Usually without branches at the bottom.

Blätter

Evergreen, linear, 15 to 20 cm long needles arranged in threes on short shoots. Stiffly curved. Finely serrated margin. Needles are dark green above.

Blüten

Flowering period: IV-VI . Female flowers are dark red, the male flowers yellowish.

Früchte

Female cones are approx. 7 to 15 cm long, ovate. Colour: pale brown or reddish. Scales are thickened with a small bead in the middle. Terminal cones.

Rinde

Yellowish-brown or reddish-brown bark. Broken up into large, thick slabs separated by furrows.

Wurzel

Deep-rooting.