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western yellow pine

Pinus ponderosa

Genus: Pinus
Family: Pinaceae
Common Names: ponderosa pine, trucker pine

About this plant

P. ponderosa is an evergreen conifer making a large tree with handsome, scaly brown bark. Needles dark green, to 25cm in length, mostly clustered at branch ends. Cones about 15cm in length

Growing Information

Height

Higher Than 12 Metres

Spread

4-8 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in any well-drained soil. Good in coastal area and sandy soils. See Trees: buying and planting specimens

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown in containers in a cold frame in spring

Pests

May be attacked by adelgids, conifer aphid species, pine sawfly and pine shoot moth

Diseases

May be subject to various needle cast diseases

Garden Uses

Uses

City CourtyardFlower BordersGround Cover

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

Higher Than 12 Metres

Spread

4-8 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Fifty To Hundred Years