Melinda Myers

Lacebark Pine

Botanical Name

Pinus bungeana

Min Zone

4

Max Zone

7

Height

30 to 50 feet

Width

20 to 35 feet

Flowers

Monoecious

Fruit

Cone: ovoid, 2 to 3 inches, broad scales with a triangular spine, light yellowish brown

Light

Full sun

Soil

Well-drained

Planting & Care

• Transplant balled and burlap if root pruned
• Adaptable to most soil types and pH as long as they are well-drained
• Moderately drought tolerant
• Plant near patio or deck where bark can be seen and appreciated
• Weak crotches and multi-trunk habit causes limb breakage and trunk splitting in heavy snow and ice
• Showy, mottled bark after first 10 to 15 years of growth
• Can be expensive and difficult to locate

Problems

Cankers, needle blights, scale, webworm, spittlebug, shoot borer

Varieties

• Silver Ghost - mottled bark has silvery-gray tones
• Temple Gem - compact, slow growing cultivar
• Compacta - growth rate half the species, dense form