The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Corsican pine, Calabrian pine

Family: Pinaceae (pine family)

Synonym: Pinus laricio, Pinus nigra var. calabrica, Pinus nigra var. corsicana, Pinus nigra var. maritima

Distribution: s. Europe

Hardiness: USDA Zone 4

Life form: Evergreen tree

Comments: This large, long-needled evergreen tree has a slow growth rate, attaining 30-60' tall with a narrow spread. Needles are thinner and more flexible than Pinus nigra, blue-green or gray-green in color. Use as a specimen or in a screen. Plant in full sun in moist, well-drained soil.