Botanical Name: Pinus nigra
Common Name: black pine
Family: Pinaceae
Distribution/Origin: Europe, native to B.C.'s interior
Leaf/Bud: evergreen, 3 needles per fascicle, persistent sheath,
Flower/Inflorescence:
Fruit/Seed: brown cone, 3-4inch
Stem/Bark: grey, platy
Size: height 20-50m
Habit: upright, irregular
Form: irregular, foliage tufting (can look scraggly)
Culture: full sun, well-drained soil, like it hot and dry
Landscape Use: common landscape plant, large tree planting in park
Notes: quite inexpensive and very popular, fuel/lumber, common interior B.C., resistant to salt spray
