University of Illinois Extension - Selecting Trees for Your Home
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Austrian Pine
Pinus nigra
Pinus nigra
2 pictures total.
Austrian Pine form
Size:
Small
Medium
Large
Exposure/ Light Requirements:
Full Shade
Full Sun
Partial Sun/Shade
Pests and Problems:
Animal Damage
Fungal Disease
- Cankers on Pine (Botryosphaeria spp. and other canker fungi)
- Dothistroma Needle Blight (Dothistroma septospora)
- Lophodermium Needle Cast (Lophodermium sp.)
- Sooty Mold (Numerous genus and species)
- Sphaeropsis Tip Blight & Canker (Sphaeropsis (Diplodia) sapinea)
- Wood Rots and Decays (Many genus and species involved)
Insect Damage
- European Pine Sawfly (Neodiprion sertifer)
- European Pine Shoot Moth (Rhyacionia buoliani)
- Nantucket Pine Tip Moth (Rhyacionia frustrana)
- Northern Pine Weevil (Pissodes approximatus)
- Pine Needle Scale (Phenacaspis pinifoliae)
- Pine Root Collar Weevil (Hylobius radicis)
- Zimmerman Pine Moth (Dioryctria zimmermani)
Nematode Damage
Zimmerman pine moth, Diplodia (Sphaeropsis) tip blight, and pine wilt nematode.
| Hardiness Zone: | 4 - 7 |
| Mature Height: | 40-60 Feet |
| Features: | Evergreen needles. |
| Culture: | Full sun; moist, well drained soils; tolerates dry sites, alkaline soils, salt. |
| Mature Form: | Open, broad- spreading, with a flat top. |
| Native To: | Europe and Asia |
| Soil Conditions: |
 DryMoist, Well-DrainedWet
|
| Tolerance: |
Alkaline SoilDry SitesSalt Soil Compaction
Wet Sites
Wind |
| Uses: |
Barrier
Border
Foundation
Hedge
Massing
Naturalizing
Screen
Specimen
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| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Fall Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Additional Notes: | A widely planted tree, but use is somewhat limited by its susceptibility to disease and insects. |
