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Balkan Pine -
Pinus
peuce
Pine Family: Pinaceae
The Balkan pine is a slow-growing tree native to Southeastern
Europe: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece and Yugoslavia. It grows in a
relatively compact pyramidal form, and its outstanding long needle and
huge cones add winter interest, making for a good screen, ornamental, or
specimen planting in all types of landscapes. Sometimes used in Bonsai.
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Lookit those needles, and cones? We got cones.
Leaf: 3 to 4" straight, stiff, dark green needles in bundles of 5;
dark green on top and grayish green on underside. 3 to 6"
cylindrical cones; single or cluster of 3 to 4.
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Common names: Balkan
pine, Macedonian
pine, pin de
Macédoine (French),
pin des Balkans,
rumelische Kiefer
[German], rumelische
Strobe [German]. |
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Balkan Pine is often described
as "dense." These Morton
Arboretum specimens do not
appear to fit that description.
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Balkan Pine Bark |
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