The Aleppo Pine is a Mediterranean Pine valuable for timber and ornamental use. Erosion control. It can be cultivated in groups, alignment or singular tree. It contains turpentine, an active substance. Its wood is used for furniture and boxes. Bonsai.
Conifer up to 20m tall with fine perennial yellow-green needle-like leaves. Rounded or irregular canopy. Elongated and small brown cones that contain the seeds. It prefers neutral, basic and dry soils. It adapts to very poor and skeletal soils, preferring those of limestone origin. Very resistant to drought, thermophilic and sensitive to frost. Fast growing.
Direct sowing in spring or autumn.
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Flowering |
Attracts Wildlife | Seed eating birds |
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Average germination (%) | 75 |
Climate Zone | Mediterranean, Temperate areas |
Foliage | Evergreen |
Fruit color | Brown |
Hardiness | Drought resistant, Non hardy |
Plant use | Balcony & Courtyard, Baskets & Containers, Bonsai, Coastal garden, Erosion control, Game-covers, Gardening, Low maintenance garden, Medicinal, Reforestation, Timber |
Seeds per gram | 45 |
Soil - Moisture | Dry |
Soil - Ph | Alkaline |
Soil - Type | Chalk, Loam, Poor |
Sunlight - Exposure | Sun |
Watering | Moderate |