How to tend a Pinus nigra

Also known as: Peuce rubra Rich., Pinus mariana (Mill.) Du Roi, Pinus marylandica Antoine, Pinus denticulata (Michx.) Muhl., Pinus nigra Aiton, Picea nigra (Castigl.) Link, Picea nigra var. virgata Rehder, Picea nigra var. semiprostrata (Peck) Brainerd, L.R.Jones & Eggl., Picea nigra var. brevifolia (Peck) Rehder, Picea mariana var. semiprostrata (Peck) Teeri, Picea mariana var. fastigiata (Rehder) Rehder, Picea mariana var. brevifolia (Peck) Rehder, Picea mariana var. beissneri Rehder, Picea mariana f. squamea Vict., Pinus canadensis var. nigra (Aiton) Du Roi, Picea mariana f. grisea Vict., Picea brevifolia var. semiprostrata Peck, Picea brevifolia Peck, Picea mariana f. semiprostrata (Peck) S.F.Blake, Picea mariana f. fastigiata Rehder, Picea mariana f. empetroides Vict. & J.Rousseau, Abies denticulata Michx., Abies mariana Mill., Abies nigra (Castigl.) Du Roi, Pinus abies var. mariana (Mill.) Münchh., Picea mariana var. pendula Fitschen, Picea nigra var. pendula-variegata Hornibr., Picea mariana var. pendula-variegata (Hornibr.) Fitschen, Pinus canadensis var. nigricans Weston, Picea nigra var. doumetii Carrière, Picea mariana f. doumetii (Carrière) O.L.Lipa, Picea mariana f. beissneri (Rehder) Rehder, Picea nigra var. fastigiata Carrière, Abies nigra var. pumila Knight ex Gordon, Picea nigra var. nana Beissn., Picea mariana f. nana (Beissn.) Rehder, Picea ericoides Bean, Picea mariana f. ericoides (Bean) Rehder, Picea mariana f. mariana Vict.

Watering

Water thoroughly after soil surface dries, avoid saturated water

Sunlight

Like sunshine, grows in sunny places

Soil

Peat or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly

Pruning

Remove dead, rotten, diseased leaves and the parts that may affect the good appearance

About this plant

Origin
China
Category
Pinaceae, Pinus
Size
Diameter ≥ 15 cm, height ≥ 25 cm
Blooming period
Foliage plants, flowering period April-May
Flower colors
Leaf needle shape, green, fruit color from green or purple gradually turn to yellow, ale brown or dark brown
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