Pinus nigra
Alt Name
Black Pine, Austrian Pine, Corsican Pine
Description
Pinus nigra is a large evergreen tree developing an irregular, dense crown with age. Leaves dark green, paired, to 18cm in length. Cones ovoid, pale brown when mature. There are several different sub species including Corsican Pine (Pinus nigra subsp. laricio) and Austrian Pine (Pinus nigra subsp. nigra)
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Usually found in plantations or as ornamental trees in parks and gardens.
When to see it
All year round.
Life History
Evergreen.
UK Status
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.
VC55 Status
Locally frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 59 of the 617 tetrads.
Steve MathersBradgate Park11 November 2016Austrian Pine ssp.
Steve MathersBradgate Park14 December 2016Corsican Pine ssp
Steve MathersBradgate Park11 November 2016Austrian Pine paired needles,
cones, and male catkins
Steve MathersBradgate Park14 December 2016Grey-pink slightly flaking bark (young Corsican Pine)
Steve MathersBradgate Park11 November 2016Austrian Pine cones on spiked branch
David NichollsMartinshaw Wood30 April 2016Bundles of two needles
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Steve MathersBradgate Park11 November 2016coarsely ridged bark (Austrian Pine)
Steve MathersBradgate Park11 November 2016Austrian Pine cones and male catkins
Steve MathersBradgate Park14 December 2016Corsican Pine cones and foliage
Steve MathersBradgate Park14 December 2016Corsican Pine cones
Steve MathersBradgate Park14 December 2016Paired needles of Corsican Pine ssp
