Pinus cembra
Swiss stone pine · also Swiss pine, Arolla pine, Austrian stone pine
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Pinus cembra is a slow-growing evergreen conifer native to the Alps and Carpathian Mountains of central Europe. It has a dense, pyramidal form with dark green to bluish-green needles in clusters of five. The large, edible seeds are dispersed by birds, making it a valuable species for wildlife and ornamental planting in cold climates.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 7290.15%6.4 yr2.8 in
- 2250.31%—9.8 in
- 930.19%72 yr—
- 890.02%—2.0 in
- 640.02%5.1 yr2.0 in
- 290.02%7.8 yr2.0 in
- 250.02%—10 in
- 150.01%—2.0 in
- 80.00%—5.1 in
- 80.00%16 yr5.9 in
- 60.00%——
- 50.01%3.8 yr1.6 in
- 40.01%——
- 40.00%—6.3 in
- 30.00%—19 in
- 30.00%—5.0 in
- 10.00%—3.0 in
- 10.00%—4.0 in
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 50–70 ft
- Canopy spread
- 20–25 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- Low
- Wildlife value
- High
Trunk diameters across every city: median 2.8 in, mean 4.8 in, 90th percentile 9.8 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Balkan mixed forests
- Central European mixed forests
Temperate Conifer Forests
- Alps conifer and mixed forests
- Carpathian montane forests
Other Pinus in the catalogue
51 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
