Black pine
Pinus nigra J.F.Arnold
- light
- Full sun
- water
- Medium
- tall
- 15 m
- wide
- 9.1 m
Pinaceae
Also called Black Pine, European black pine, European Black Pine
When it flowers
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Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
PetsNo pet-safety information yet
PeopleNo safety information yet
If a child, a pet or anyone may have eaten a plant, contact a doctor or vet straight away, or call the National Poisons Information Centre (AIIMS, New Delhi) on 1800 116 117, free and open 24 hours.
Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- TreeKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- TemperateKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- Medit., E. Austria to N. CaucasusKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Light
- Full sun (6 h or more)Read from NC State Extension, one source
- Height
- 12 m to 18 mRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Spread
- 6.1 m to 12 mRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Water
- Average: moist, well drainedRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Flowers
- Yellow, purpleRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Coldest it survives
- -34.4 °C (USDA zone 4a)Read from NC State Extension, one source
Not known yet: heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (12)
- German
- Schwarzkiefer, Schwarz-Kiefer
- Turkish
- Karaçam
- Chinese
- 欧洲黑松
- Simplified Chinese
- 欧洲黑松
- Asturian
- pinu prietu
- Bulgarian
- Черен бор
- Czech
- borovice černá
- Danish
- Østrigsk Fyr
- Greek
- Μαύρη Πεύκη
- Esperanto
- Nigra pino
- Spanish
- Pino Nigro, Pino Salgareño
- Estonian
- Must mänd
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-25, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- NC State Extension, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3D model: Pinus nigra (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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