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Pinus nigra 'Black Prince' 22W50 Black Pine V5-

Pinus nigra 'Black Prince' 22W50 Black Pine V5- (Chantry Nurseries, UK) Dwarf Austrian Black Pine, Size at 10 years: 2x3ft., dark green, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, Michigan Bloom Month -, In Garden Bed V5 for 34 MONTHS (Stanley). Planted in 2020.

 

American Conifer Society: Pinus nigra 'Black Prince' is a dwarf selection of Austrian black pine with a flattened-globose structure when young, later broadening and becoming somewhat pyramidal with age. Needles are dark-green and shorter and thinner than what is considered typical for this species. Its white foliar buds are particularly attractive in winter. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 1.5 feet (45 cm) tall and 2 feet (60 cm) wide, an annual growth rate of 2 to 3 inches (5 - 7.5 cm).

 

This cultivar originated as a seedling selected in the mid-1990s by Don W. Hatch through Chantry

Nursery, Honiton, Devon, United Kingdom.

 

Stanley & Sons: A dwarf variety of Austrian Pine. Plant grows in a squatty ball. Leaves are a very dark green. Buds are white. Plant grows about 3 inches a year. Very tight and nice. Introduced by Don Hatch of Chantry Nurseries, Honiton,Devon in England.

 

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2021, 22:

 

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Uploaded on December 13, 2022
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