Melinda Myers

Swiss Stone Pine

Botanical Name

Pinus cembra

Hardiness

Zones 3b to 7

Height

30 to 40 feet

Width

15 to 25 feet

Fruit

Erect cones, 2-3" long, never open and fall off tree in spring of 3rd year

Light

Full sun

Soil

Well-drained, loamy

Planting & Care

• Transplants easily
• Good conifer for residential landscapes
• Slow growing

Problems

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

Varieties

• Nana - slow growing dwarf, 20'
• Prairie Statesman Swiss Stone Pine (Pinus cembra 'Herman') - very upright form (30 feet tall by 15 feet wide), emerald green needles, very cold hardy and drought tolerant
• Stricta - columnar, blue-green needles, dense