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Occurrence in Děčín |
The
oldest specimens grow in the Kvádrberk Arboretum and belong to the subspecies
of the Crimean pine. Younger individuals are found in Libverda BZ, cemeteries
and many other parks and gardens. |
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Application |
In
orcharding and landscaping it is highly appreciated with its versatile use both
in groups and solitaire. It tolerates the urban environment well, it is resistant
to exhalates. Due to its origin it is more demanding on heat, but in our
conditions it freezes rather rarely. It has also often been planted in forests,
but unlike the whiteworm, it does not infuse its surroundings. |
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Habitat |
Occurs
naturally in dry and rocky positions on limestone bedrock. However, it is also
tolerant of other types of soils except extremely acidic.
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Location |
Occurs
in several subspecies occurring in central to southern Europe, the Pyrenees,
Italy, Dalmatia, the Crimea and the northern outskirts of Africa. |
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Wood |
It has
hard but for a number of knots less quality than a pine
forest.
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Fruits |
Cones: ovate,
almost sessile, after 2-4, 4-10cm long, almost symmetrical, yellowish brown,
dark brown in color, shiny, scales flat to heavily transverse with short thorn
on navel (varies with subspecies). Cones are the most reliable cognitive
feature.
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Blossom |
Male
grow on last year's shoots, dense cylindrical gullies, pale yellow; females
grow on shoots, they are spherical and reddish. |
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Leaves |
Needles: in
bundles of two, 8-18cm long, 1-2mm wide, stiff, straight or curved, sometimes
twisted, pointed, edge slightly serrated, dark green, with streaks on both
sides. They persist 4-8 years, scabbard needles 1-2mm long, dark gray, hardy. |
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Branches |
The
young shoots are yellow-green to yellow-brown, more rarely turning orange or
red, shiny and glabrous. |
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Rind |
Bark in old trees thick, dark gray to black-gray, longitudinally
furrowed with ocher-pink plates.
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Treetop |
30-40
(50) m tall tree with crown initially conical, later loosened and flattened,
branches rising. Old trees can reach trunk strength up to 2m.
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Note |
Black pine has always been part of the castle gardens
and parks. It can also be found in fields, for example, in Záluží near
Roudnice, where the largest tree of the species in Northern Bohemia (about
370cm) grows. Beautiful specimens will be seen in the Králova koruna ZP in
Chlumec n.C., in Nové Město n.M., in Mnichovo Hradiště and elsewhere. Perhaps
the strongest and most interesting will be the individual from the chateau park
in Velké Opatovice, with the obv. at ground 600cm, height 32m, low set crown
and seven equally strong trunks. By the way, a similar specimen is also growing
at BZ University in Oxford. According to monumentaltrees.com, the most massive
tree species in Europe is the Vöstenhof in Austria, with a trunk diameter of
730 cm, at a height of 19.5 m.
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