Black Pine
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Pinus nigra (also called the European
Black Pine or Austrian Black Pine)
Origin: Europe
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This Black Pine is positioned in the middle of a group of three pines just inside the main entrance into Sydney Gardens: opposite, Bathwick Street. The main entrance is flanked by two large Bath Stone pillars which originally supported two large iron gates.
It is thought the pines were planted in the early eightieth century because of their position across the route of the original ‘Ride’. The ‘Ride’ was a surfaced path laid around the inside of the perimeter wall of the gardens, for carriages and horse riders.
The Ride existed when the Georgian Pleasure Gardens were first opened on 11th May 1795. Over time the Ride has been replaced with tennis courts, bowl pitches and other developments in the park.
The Black Pine is a large coniferous evergreen native of Southern European coastal areas. It is fast growing, can reach heights of 20-55m tall with a spread up to 12.19m wide. The pine can also be long lived with some trees recorded over 500 years old.
Black Pine is well suited to urban parks due to its tolerance of air pollution. However, it is intolerant of shade and requires full sun to grow to its full potential.
It is thought the pines were planted in the early eightieth century because of their position across the route of the original ‘Ride’. The ‘Ride’ was a surfaced path laid around the inside of the perimeter wall of the gardens, for carriages and horse riders.
The Ride existed when the Georgian Pleasure Gardens were first opened on 11th May 1795. Over time the Ride has been replaced with tennis courts, bowl pitches and other developments in the park.
The Black Pine is a large coniferous evergreen native of Southern European coastal areas. It is fast growing, can reach heights of 20-55m tall with a spread up to 12.19m wide. The pine can also be long lived with some trees recorded over 500 years old.
Black Pine is well suited to urban parks due to its tolerance of air pollution. However, it is intolerant of shade and requires full sun to grow to its full potential.
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The bark of the Black Pine is yellow/brown to grey in colour and has many splits and fissures. The fissures increase with age and become scaly plates and flaking fissures. |
The Black Pine is monoecious: producing both yellow male female and the red female flowers.
The seed cones appear from May to June and are mature around September to November.
The seed cones appear from May to June and are mature around September to November.
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The ripening cone will change from green to pale grey or yellow and will be are around 5-10cm long. The cones open from December to April to release winged seeds; 20-25mm long, which are dispersed by the wind. The Black Pine will reach maturity at 15–40 years and produce large seed crops at intervals of 2–5 years.
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