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  • PINUS wallichiana
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    PINUS wallichiana

    Commonly known as Bhutan pine

     AWARD
    Graceful and ornamental species with drooping blue-green needles and banana-shaped cones
     
    Plant Details
    • 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
    • Evergreen
      Arching to pendent, grey-green to glaucous blue leaves are 10-30cm (4-12in) long and produced in fives
    • Fully hardy
    • Filiform
    • Height
      20-35m (65-115ft)
    • Spread
      6-12m (20-39ft)
    • Conifer
      Ellipsoid green female cones 10-30cm (4-12in) long, ripening to brown, have forward-pointing scales
    • Tree
      Smooth, grey bark, becoming scaly and dark brown. Stout, olive-green shoots with cylindrical-conical buds
    • 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
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Winter Seasonal Interest
    • Broadly conical
    • Mature Size
      20-35m (65-115ft)
      tree - guide for size not form Average Person
        6-12m (20-39ft)
       
    Planting Tips and Care Advice
    • Soil Conditions
      Tolerates all
      Any well-drained soil. 5-needled species may be short-lived in shallow, chalk soil
    • Sun Requirements
      Full sun
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