Pinus cembra seed

LATIN NAME: PINUS CEMBRA

COMMON NAME: Swiss Stone Pine

The Swiss stone pine crowns the small, slow, evergreen conifer with the dense clusters of the short, dark-green needles and the neat, conical crown, the needles crowning the compact form through the year, the small, egg-shaped, purple-brown cones following, the cones holding the edible, wingless seeds. The tree grows slowly into the tidy, columnar crown, and it stands the cold and the high winds well. It likes the sun, and the well-drained soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The edible pine nuts of the Swiss stone pine give it a recognised place in the research on the high-mountain pines of the great pine group, and the cembra species appears in the studies of the nut-bearing conifers and the high-altitude growth. The work looks at the way the compact crown stands the cold winds, the rich kernels, and the seed biology. The food scientists value the nuts, and the growers of the cold-climate ornamental and nut pines keep the species in their catalogues.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the cold garden, the Swiss stone pine crowns the cold garden with the neat, conical form. The rich kernels serve the pastries and the confectionery for the ages, the cones feed the birds, and the tree makes the fine specimen for the small garden. It grows well in the well-drained, sunny ground. Conical, nut-bearing and wind-tough.

To grow the Swiss Stone Pine from seed, chill the seeds in the damp sand for the month, then sow them into the sandy drills of the tray, keep the tray in the bright, open spot and water lightly.

Chill the seeds in the damp sand for the month, and pot the young trees on as they grow. The crown form comes over the years. , and the young trees push up over the spring. The crown form will cone within a few seasons.

Common name: Swiss stone pine
Latin name: Pinus Cembra
Genus: Pinus
Height: 35 m (115 ft)
Type: Evergreen
Conservation status: Least concern
GROWTH HABIT
Shoot growth usually starts in February and continues until September. Yearly height increases of 0.2 ft to 0.4 ft are common beyond season 3.