Pinus pinea
Stone pine
Common names: Mediterranean pine, Italian stone pine
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Description
The stone pine is known for its distinctive umbrella-shaped crown that characterizes Mediterranean landscapes and produces prized pine nuts from its large cones. In Germany it only thrives in very mild locations or as a container plant that is wintered indoors without frost. It requires many years of patience before the first cone harvest.
Care instructions
Place the stone pine in the sunniest, warmest spot and provide a well‑drained, somewhat sandy soil—avoid waterlogging. In harsh conditions grow it in a pot and winter it in a bright, cool place at a few degrees above freezing. Cones mature only in the third year; harvest them in late autumn (October, week 43) and extract the nuts after drying.
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