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Austrian pine

Pinus nigra (PY-nus NY-gruh hor-nuh-BROOK-ee-ay-nuh)

Family: Pinaceae Unknown Herbaceous (1-3 ft)

A dwarf plant that grows in a compact globose spreading mound. Its branches are typically horizontal with upright branchlets and stiff glossy dark green needles that grow in bundles of two. As it ages, it may develop some drought tolerance. Insect, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: This tree is susceptible to wind damage. Some problems include its sensitivity to Schaeropsis tip blight, Dothistroma needle blight. Pests affecting this plant include pine moth and pine wilt nematode. More information on Pinus nigra .

Source: NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ↗ NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, 36 attributes.

How it fits the guild

Guild layer 4 - Herbaceous (1-3 ft)
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Companions & Conflicts

Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.

No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.

Also noted by NC State

Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.

Fills a similar niche Buddleja Lo & Behold® 'Lilac Chip' Juniperus x pfitzeriana Pinus mugo 'Mops'

Full plant profile

Growing Conditions
Plant type
Shrub
Life cycle
Perennial; Woody
USDA zones
3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) | Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Soil drainage
Good Drainage
Available space
3 feet-6 feet
NC region
Coastal; Mountains; Piedmont
Mature size
Height: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in. | Width: 4 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.
Maintenance
Medium
Canopy layer
4 - Herbaceous (1-3 ft)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Clumping; Horizontal; Mounding; Rounded
Foliage
Needled Evergreen
Leaf color
Green
Leaf value
Showy
Leaf size
3-6 inches long
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
2" stiff, glossy dark green needles, cream-colored candles in spring
Flower size
1-3 inches
Flower detail
Stalkless cones in bundles of 2
Fruit color
Brown/Copper
Fruit detail
Up to three-inch oval, stockless brown cones.
Bark color
Black; Dark Brown
Bark detail
Plate-like, furrowed
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Landscape Use
Landscape location
Lawn; Meadow; Patio; Slope/Bank; Small Space; Walkways
Landscape theme
Rock Garden; Winter Garden
Design feature
Accent; Border; Foundation Planting; Mass Planting; Small groups; Specimen
Garden tags
#evergreen #air pollution tolerant #drought tolerant #dwarf #winter interest #deer resistant #urban conditions tolerant #clay soils tolerant #wind damage prone #compact
Problems & Resistance
Insect problems
Pests of Conifers; Pine Tortoise Scale; Pine Tortoise Scale; Striped Pine Scale; Pine Bark Adelgid
Resistant to
Deer; Drought; Dry Soil; Pollution; Urban Conditions

Planted at Hunnicutt

Nobody’s planted this one yet.