Other common names:
European Black Pine French names:
Pin noir d'Autriche Family: Pine Family (Pinaceae) Group: Pines Distinctive features: Tree Similar species: • Red Pine (Pinus resinosa) - very similar - also has 2 needles per bundle. • Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus) - 5 needles per bundle. Flowers: Spring Leaves:
Two or three needles per bundle. Habitat: Fields and Open Areas; Open areas, where planted. Books: Trees in Canada: 64 Native/Non-native:
Non-native Status:
Common.
Notes:
Austrian Pines are usually found in places where they would have been planted: parks, private landscaped land, and so on. They are not usually found in the wild. Austrian Pine closely resembles Red Pine (Pinus resinosa). They are not native to Ontario.
Origin and Meaning of Names:
Scientific Name: nigra: black See Also: • A Quick Guide to Pine Trees Photographs:
16 photographs available, of which 7 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.
Range Map is at the bottom of the page
Austrian Pine branches, with cones, showing the overall appearance of the branches and needles.
Austrian Pine needles are in bunches of two or three needles (usually two per bunch). Note how closely they resemble Red Pine (Pinus resinosa) needles.
The easy way to tell Austrian Pine from Red Pine is to wrap the needles around your finger. If they don't break easily, they are from an Austrian Pine. Be sure to only try this with live needles!
Austrian Pine cones.
Male pollen flowers (cones) in early June.
Bark from a mature Austrian Pine. It is pretty flaky.
Typical overall shape of an Austrian Pine. Note how bushy it is.
PLEASE NOTE: A coloured Province or State means this species occurs somewhere in that Province/State.
The entire Province/State is coloured, regardless of where in that Province/State it occurs.
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