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Hardiness
Zones:
4-7 |
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Habit:
Evergreen |
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Growth
Rate: Moderate |
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Site
Requirements: Sun;
range of soil types including clay |
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Texture:
Medium |
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Form:
Densely
conical when young; broad, flat topped tree with short trunk and low spreading
branches
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Height:
30
to 60'
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Width:
20
to 40' |
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Leaf:
3
to 6" stiff needles in pairs; dark green to almost black green; sharp to
the touch |
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Flower/Fruit:
2
to 3" cones
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Comments:
Picturesque
with age; withstands city conditions; heat and drought tolerant; salt tolerant;
some times listed as P. nigra var. nigra or P. nigra var.
austriaca; easy to transplant
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Cultivars:
Arnold
Sentinel,
Globosa,
Hornibrookiana (2.5" needles; compact, dense; shrubby and
rounded; 2'), Monstrosa
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