Pinus sibirica Du Tour

Siberian stone pine (en), Pin de Sibérie (fr)

Species

Gymnosperms > Pinales > Pinaceae > Pinus

Characteristics

A tree. It grows to 35 m tall. The trunk is 1.8 m across. The bark is pale brown. The small branches are yellow and thick. There are dense pale yellow hairs. There are 5 needles per bundle. They are slightly curved. They are almost triangle shaped in cross section. They are 6-11 cm long by 0.5-1.7 mm wide and stiff. The cones are 6-13 cm long by 5-8 cm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.8
Mature height (meter) 30.0
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows in mountains usually scattered in ridges and rocks between 1000-1600 m altitude. It is very cold hardy. It suits a continental climate. It needs moist air and good rainfall. It is best in a well-drained, deep loamy soil.
More
A canopy tree, it is found on a range of sites from moist to fairly wet. It is a component of mixed forests in lowland areas, becoming more dominatant at higher elevations where it eventually forms pure stands; at elevations from 100-2,400 metres.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 1-5

Usage

The seeds are eaten. The seeds are pressed for the production of cooking oil. The leaves are brewed into tea.
Uses dye environmental use food forestry material medicinal oil tea timber wood
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -45
Optimum temperature (C°) 23 - 30
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Pinus sibirica leaf picture by Алекс Воронов (cc-by-sa)
Pinus sibirica leaf picture by Swedr Stanley (cc-by-sa)
Pinus sibirica leaf picture by олег олег (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Pinus sibirica world distribution map, present in China, Kazakhstan, Liberia, and Mongolia

Conservation status

Pinus sibirica threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77095028-1
WFO ID wfo-0000481525
COL ID 4J2HD
BDTFX ID 119784
INPN ID 717424
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Pinus hingganensis Pinus coronans Pinus arolla Pinus sibirica var. hingganensis Pinus cembra var. sibirica Pinus cembra subsp. sibirica Pinus sibirica subsp. hingganensis Pinus cembra f. coronans Pinus cembra var. sibirica Pinus sibirica