PINUS wallichiana
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PINUS wallichiana
Commonly known as Bhutan pine
Graceful and ornamental species with drooping blue-green needles and banana-shaped cones
£17.50 each
Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
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Pests & Diseases
Adelgids, aphids, sawfly larvae, pine shoot moths. White pine blister rust on some 5-needled species -
Place of origin
Himalayas from Afghanistan to northeastern India -
EvergreenArching to pendent, grey-green to glaucous blue leaves are 10-30cm (4-12in) long and produced in fives
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Fully hardy
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Filiform
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Height
20-35m (65-115ft) -
Spread
6-12m (20-39ft)
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ConiferEllipsoid green female cones 10-30cm (4-12in) long, ripening to brown, have forward-pointing scales
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TreeSmooth, grey bark, becoming scaly and dark brown. Stout, olive-green shoots with cylindrical-conical buds
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Hardy - very cold winter
Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F) -
Autumn Seasonal Interest
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Spring Seasonal Interest
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Summer Seasonal Interest
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Winter Seasonal Interest
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Tolerates allAny well-drained soil. 5-needled species may be short-lived in shallow, chalk soil
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Full sun
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Broadly conical
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Mature Size20-35m (65-115ft)
6-12m (20-39ft)
View Planting Tips and Care Advice
Pinus - Growing Guide