Green Giant Arborvitae
Thuja standishii x plicata
Height40 to 60 ftSpread12 to 18 ftGrowth2 to 3 ft / yrZones5 to 9
Low maintenance1 / 5
Austrian pine in a park · Photo: Przykuta, CC BY 3.0
Photo credits
- Austrian pine in a park. Photo by Przykuta, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
- Austrian pine beside a street. Photo by Cayambe, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
- Austrian pine needles and cones. Photo by Basotxerri, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
- Austrian pine bark. Photo by Derek Ramsey, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
Evergreen conifer
Austrian Pine
Pinus nigra
A tough, adaptable pine that takes wind and poor soil. Pyramidal when young, maturing to a broad dome.
- Max height
- 60 ft
- Typical height
- 40 to 60 ft
- Spread
- 20 to 40 ft
- Growth per year
- 12 to 18 in
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Light
- Full sun
- Hardiness zones
- 4 to 7
- Native to
- Southern and central Europe
MaintenanceLow
Does not tolerate shearing. Rake dropped needles in fall.
See it at scale
Austrian Pine, up to 60 ft tall and 40 ft wide
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