Eastern White Pine, Weymouth Pine (Pinus strobus)
Loosely arranged large tree with an irregular cylindrical habit. The bark is completely smooth and only becomes fissured with age. The slender pale brown cones are resinous. The Weymouth Pine has soft, blue-green brush-like terminally borne needles.
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Erscheinungsbild
Loosely arranged large tree with an irregular cylindrical habit. The bark is completely smooth and only becomes fissured with age. The slender pale brown cones are resinous. The Weymouth Pine has soft, blue-green brush-like terminally borne needles.
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Blätter
Blue-green, pointed soft needles, 5-12 cm long, 0.1cm wide. Arranged in groups of 5.
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Früchte
Slim cylindrical cones, in groups of 1-3, stalked, pendent, up to 20cm long. Green when young, turn purple and then brown when ripe. Leathery woody scales.
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Rinde
Red-brown, grey or pale brown bark with shallow furrows, glossy grey-green when young, turning brown with age.
Anwendung
Pioneer tree, public areas, parks, private parks
Heimatgebiete
Eastern North America
Standortparameter
Light: sunny to off-sun, temperature: normal to cool, soil: fresh to moist, soil structure: firm to loose, soil depth: deep to very deep, soil quality: low to medium, pH value: 5.0 to 7.0
Ansprüche
Sun to slight shade; intolerant of heat, frost-hardy; prefers cool, humid locations; moderately dry to moist; in poor and nutrient-rich soils; very intolerant of atmospheric pollution, avoids urban climates
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Height of growth: 15m to 20m, spread: 8m-10m, growth habits: irregular, sparse, good stem-builder, central leader, moderately rapid growth potential
Blätter
Blue-green, pointed soft needles, 5-12 cm long, 0.1cm wide. Arranged in groups of 5.
Blüten
Flowering period IV-VI, male flowers are yellow, female flowers reddish. Male flowers in ears at the bases of long young shoots. Cone-like female flowers.
Früchte
Slim cylindrical cones, in groups of 1-3, stalked, pendent, up to 20cm long. Green when young, turn purple and then brown when ripe. Leathery woody scales.
Rinde
Red-brown, grey or pale brown bark with shallow furrows, glossy grey-green when young, turning brown with age.
Wurzel
Deep-rooting, taprooter