Italian stone pine
Pinus pinea
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones8 to 10
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size40 to 60 feet tall20 to 40 feet wide
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom color
- Non-flowering
- Foliage color
- Gray/silver, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Italian stone pine (Pinus pinea) is a tree for low maintenance landscapes, food gardens, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 8, or down to 10°F (-12°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. Its gray and green needles stay on the tree all year, and birds visit it. It is drought tolerant and salt tolerant. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything.
Pairs well with Chinese pistache, Stonecrop, and Mondo grass.
Native range
North America.