Pinus peuce Griseb.

Balkan pine (en), Pin de macédoine (fr), Pin de Macédoine (fr)

Species

Gymnosperms > Pinales > Pinaceae > Pinus

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious evergreen tree. It grows 30m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.5
Mature height (meter) 30.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
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Fruit color
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Mixed conifer forest, sometimes forming pure stands towards the south of its range, growing on a variety of soils, usually poor in nutrients and ranging from acid to basic; at elevations from 600-2,500 metres.
Light 6-8
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Uses dye environmental use material medicinal oil wood
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 8 - 11
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -25
Optimum temperature (C°) 23 - 30
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Pinus peuce unspecified picture

Distribution

Pinus peuce world distribution map, present in Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia

Conservation status

Pinus peuce threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:263209-1
WFO ID wfo-0000481889
COL ID 77L6F
BDTFX ID 119778
INPN ID 717421
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Pinus peuce Strobus peuce Pinus excelsa var. peuce Pinus cembra var. fruticosa