Black Prince austrian pine
Pinus nigra 'Black Prince'
RHS AGM 2012
USDA zones4 to 7
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Broad
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Black Prince' Austrian pine (Pinus nigra 'Black Prince') is a tree for specimen planting, privacy screens, hedges, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It stays evergreen all year and grows at a moderate rate. It is drought tolerant and salt tolerant, and birds visit it. Deer tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Princeton Sentry maidenhair tree, Little bluestem, and Royal Star star magnolia.