Pinus wallichiana
Himalayan pine, Bhutan pine
Notes:
AKA P. griffithii/P. excelsa (both invalid).
Often keeps low branches (assuming full sun). Needles in fives. Similar to P. strobus but with weeping foliage.
Taprooted. Resistant to white pine blister rust. Avoid drying out; ample root space helps.
This is yet another one of those pines which UFL gave their copy-and-paste "something always seems to be falling from this tree" copy, but in this case, their actual database entry claims resistance to branch breakage. Therefore, I am ignoring said descriptive text, assuming it was pasted in error.
Sources: Sunset, Stoecklein, UFL, Missouri BG, Cal Poly, NCSU.
Tags:
acidic soil preferred
alkaline soil intolerant
attracts:birds (ex-humming)
attracts:larval host
attracts:mammals
branches strong
coarse texture
deer resistant
exposure:full sun
exposure:part shade
form:tree
full sun preferred
habit:conical/pyramidal
habit:oval
habit:spreading/wide
infertile soil tolerant
litter:fruit
open canopy
persistence:evergreen
pruning not required
roots:coarse/few
roots:high damage potential
sandy soil tolerant
type:conifer
use:border
use:foundation
use:mass planting
use:screen
use:specimen
water:moderate to little
water:regular
well-drained soil required
wind sensitive
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