bhutan pine
Pinus wallichiana
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones5 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size30 to 50 feet tall20 to 35 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Pyramidal
- Bloom color
- Non-flowering
- Foliage color
- Blue, gray/silver, green, white
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Bhutan pine (Pinus wallichiana) is a tree for specimen planting, winter interest, privacy screens, and accents. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, loamy or clay soil. It grows in a pyramidal shape at a moderate pace and keeps its needles all year. Deer tend to browse other plants first. Give it plenty of room to reach its full size.
Pairs well with Paperbark maple, Karl Foerster feather reed grass, and Autumn fern.
Native range
North America.