Pinus patula
(Mexican Weeping Pine)
Family - Pinaceae
Category - Conifer, Tree
Origin - Mexico
Year of Introduction - Around 1825
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Hardiness - H4
Height - 15m-20m
Width - 6m-10m
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: An elegant, medium-sized, Evergreen coniferous tree with an upright habit and spreading branches. Pendulous needles are grey-green to bright green and can reach 15-30cm in length. The beige to yellow pollen cones are held in clusters and are cylindrical to egg-shaped. The seed cones are held in clusters, emerge green and turn brown with maturity.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Foliage:
Long, slender, grey-green to bright green needles are held in bundles of three (occasionally more) on spreading branches.
Foliage Senescence: Evergreen
Foliage Shape: Needles
Propagation:
Seed.
Cultivation:
Best in a sheltered position in full sun and well drained soil.