Black Pine
Pinus nigra
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Height (m): 19 Girth (m): 2.26 Origin: Europe |
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The first tree on the Sydney Gardens Tree Trail is the Black Pine. This Black Pine is the tallest, in 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 Garden first opened on 11th May 1795. Over time the Ride has been replaced with the tennis courts and bowl pitches and other developments in the park.
The Black Pine is a large coniferous evergreen tree, native of southern European coastal areas. The Black Pine, also called European Black Pine or Austrian Black Pine, is moderately fast growing, about 30-70cm per year and can reach heights of 20-55m tall with a spread up to around 13m wide. The Black Pine can also be long lived with some trees over 500 years old.
Black Pines are well suited to urban parks due to their tolerance of air pollution. However, they are intolerant of shade and require full sun to grow to their 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 Garden first opened on 11th May 1795. Over time the Ride has been replaced with the tennis courts and bowl pitches and other developments in the park.
The Black Pine is a large coniferous evergreen tree, native of southern European coastal areas. The Black Pine, also called European Black Pine or Austrian Black Pine, is moderately fast growing, about 30-70cm per year and can reach heights of 20-55m tall with a spread up to around 13m wide. The Black Pine can also be long lived with some trees over 500 years old.
Black Pines are well suited to urban parks due to their tolerance of air pollution. However, they are intolerant of shade and require full sun to grow to their 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 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 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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