Plants of the Pinus Genus at BCA



The following species and varieties are currently (or recently were) in the collections at Boone County Arboretum. This list is certainly not exhaustive -- additional taxa may be available in the trade, or may have been removed from our collection and thus removed from this list. To include taxa that are no longer present, go to this other list.

 

Pinus aristata

Bristlecone Pine, Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine, Hickory Pine
A unique, shrubby evergreen tree for use in small spaces or bonsai.
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  • Pinus aristata // Bristlecone Pine, Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine, Hickory Pine ("straight species")

 

Pinus ayacahuite

Mexican White Pine, Ayacahuite Pine
Fast growing pine tree, similar Eastern White Pine, with long, resinous cones.
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  • Pinus ayacahuite // Mexican White Pine, Ayacahuite Pine ("straight species")

 

Pinus banksiana

Jack Pine
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  • Pinus banksiana // Jack Pine ("straight species")

 

Pinus bungeana

Lacebark Pine
Excellent evergreen tree with showy, exfoliating bark. Becomes picturesque with age.
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  • Pinus bungeana // Lacebark Pine ("straight species")

 

Pinus densiflora

Japanese Red Pine
Large pine tree with an irregular, leaning habit and showy reddish-brown bark.
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  • Pinus densiflora 'Pendula' // Weeping Tanyosho Pine
  • Pinus densiflora 'Umbraculifera' // Umbrella Pine, Tanyosho Pine, Japanese Umbrella Pine

 

Pinus densiflora x sylvestris

Hybrid Pine (Japanese Red Pine x Scotch Pine)
A hybrid of Japanese Red Pine and Scotch Pine featuring flaky orange bark as it ages.
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  • Pinus densiflora x sylvestris // Hybrid Pine (Japanese Red Pine x Scotch Pine) ("straight species")

 

Pinus flexilis

Limber Pine
Bluish-green evergreen tree that holds up well to winter's cold. Young branches are tough and very flexible.
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  • Pinus flexilis // Limber Pine ("straight species")
  • Pinus flexilis 'Extra Blue' // Extra Blue Limber Pine

 

Pinus heldreichii

Bosnian pine
A beautiful evergreen, resembling Austrian Pine. Extremely long-lived, with some specimens in its native range reportedly upwards of 1,000 years old.
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  • Pinus heldreichii subsp. leucodermis // Bosnian Pine, White-barked Bosnian Pine

 

Pinus koraiensis

Korean Pine
A beautiful evergreen tree, cold-hardy and very adaptable to site conditions.
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  • Pinus koraiensis // Korean Pine ("straight species")
  • Pinus koraiensis 'Silver Ray' // Silver Ray Korean Pine

 

Pinus mugo

Mugo Pine, Swiss Mountain Pine, European Mountain Pine, Dwarf Mountain Pine
This pine species is highly variable in shape and size, from a sprawling shrub to an 80' tree, depending on the variety selected.
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  • Pinus mugo var. mugo // Mugo Pine, Swiss Mountain Pine, European Mountain Pine, Dwarf Mountain Pine

 

Pinus nigra

Austrian Pine
A dark green, very hardy pine tree. However, not recommended because of severe problems with Diplodia Tip Blight fungus.
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  • Pinus nigra // Austrian Pine ("straight species")

 

Pinus parviflora

Japanese White Pine
An excellent, picturesque, evergreen tree with bluish-green foliage.
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  • Pinus parviflora 'Early Cone' // Early Cone Japanese White Pine, Early Cones Japanese White Pine
  • Pinus parviflora 'Glauca' // Blue Japanese White Pine
  • Pinus parviflora 'Glauca Brevifolia' // Short Needled Blue Japanese White Pine

 

Pinus peuce

Balkan Pine, Macedonian Pine
Medium-sized evergreen tree, with a narrow-pyramidal to columnar shape.
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  • Pinus peuce 'Glauca' // Blue Macedonian Pine, Blue Balkan Pine

 

Pinus rigida

Pitch Pine
A tough evergreen tree suited to poor soils and tough sites.
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  • Pinus rigida // Pitch Pine ("straight species")

 

Pinus serotina

Pond Pine, Pocosin Pine, Marsh Pine
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  • Pinus serotina // Pond Pine, Pocosin Pine, Marsh Pine ("straight species")

 

Pinus strobus

Eastern White Pine
A tall, fast-growing evergreen tree with long, soft needles. Susceptible to many problems in unfavorable sites.
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  • Pinus strobus // Eastern White Pine ("straight species")
  • Pinus strobus 'Fastigiata' // Columnar Eastern White Pine, Fastigiate Eastern White Pine, Upright Eastern White Pine
  • Pinus strobus 'Golden Candles' // Golden Candles Eastern White Pine
  • Pinus strobus 'Hillside Winter Gold' // Hillside Winter Gold White Pine
  • Pinus strobus 'Pendula' // Weeping Eastern White Pine

 

Pinus taeda

Loblolly pine
A very fast-growing, long-needle pine native to the Southeastern U.S.
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  • Pinus taeda // Loblolly pine ("straight species")

 

Pinus virginiana

Virginia Pine, Scrub Pine, Jersey Pine
A medium-height evergreen tree that tolerates clay soils and drought, KY native.
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  • Pinus virginiana 'Wate's Golden' // Wate's Golden Virginia Pine

 

Pinus wallichiana

Himalayan Pine
A beautiful, specimen evergreen tree to 50' tall where soils are acid, organic and well-drained, and where wind and cold are not severe.
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  • Pinus wallichiana 'Zebrina' // Zebrina Himalayan Pine, Zebrina Bhutan Pine, Blue Pine