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Pinus cembra



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Pinus cembra
Swiss stone pine

A beautiful dark green medium-sized conifer with a slow growth rate and narrow habit for much of its youth.

Habit:Narrow pyramidal for many years in its youth, developing a broad-rounded, open and flat-topped crown in old age
Size:30-50' high
Color:Dark green to dark bluish-green
Texture:Medium
Hardiness:Zone 4b USDA
Habitat:Alps and Carpathian mountains of central Europe
Family:Pinaceae

 
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