Warning: mysql_free_result() expects parameter 1 to be resource, null given in /home/sites/malverleys.co.uk/public_html/plant_detail.php on line 45 Malverleys Garden : Plant Database

Pinus wallichiana 'Glauca'
(Bhutan Pine 'Glauca')

Family - Pinaceae
Category - Conifer, Tree
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Hardiness - H6
Height - 15m
Width - 10m

Description: A medium-sized, Evergreen tree with an upright habit and a dense, pyramidal crown. Long, pendulous, blue-green needles are grouped in bundles of five. The needles are a deeper shade of blue than the species. Reddish-purple pollen cones turn yellowish-green with age. Long, slender and cylindrical seed cones are green, maturing to brown.

Not listed in the RHS Plant Finder 2018

Foliage:

Long, pendulous, blue-green needles can reach 20cm in length and are bundled in groups of five.

Foliage Senescence: Evergreen

Foliage Shape: Needle

Propagation:

Grafting.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, well drained soil. Avoid shallow chalk soils.