Growing Degree Days (GDD's): 700–1000 (approx.), Base 50F, March 1st Start Date (Source: Robert Childs, UMass Extension.) Host Plant(s) Common Name (Scientific Name) Austrian Pine (Pinus nigra) ...

Leaves – Evergreen needles are 2 per fascicle; about 5” long; dark green; stout; rigid; sharply pointed. Twigs and buds – Opposite branching with waxy and resinous buds. Cones/flowers – A monoecious ...

Q. My Austrian pine is turning brown. Why? A. The Austrian pine (Pinus nigra), an exceptionally hardy and attractive evergreen, is a true landscape favorite. Yet despite the name "evergreen," as pines ...

According to The Arbor Day Foundation, the Austrian Pine (Pinus nigra) has a reputation for “its superior resistance to wind and soil erosion. In fact, during the dust bowl era, more than 200 million ...