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Pinus nigra 'Hornibrookiana'

  • Conifer
  • 80-100 cm high
  • Valuable foliage plant
  • Evergreen
  • Very hardy
Long dark green needles and striking cream-colored candles in spring - slow-growing, spherical,
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Garden use

Use

Border Slope Hedge Wild garden Small garden Shrub border Park Solitary Small groups

Site and growing conditions

Scree Gravel garden Rockgarden Dry bed

Ornamental value and special features

Wintergreen Foliage plant Very long ornamental value

Growth

Slow

Planting density

Plant about 3 - 5 plants per m²

Characteristics

Height 80 - 100 cm
Leaf colour cream, dark green
Growth habit wide
Growth rate slow
Hardiness down to about -30°C

Site conditions

Light full sun, sunny
Moisture dry, average
Soil light, normal
Soil fertility normal

Botanical information

Botanical name Pinus nigra 'Hornibrookiana'
Genus Pinus
Family Pinaceae
Origin hybrid
Pinus
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