Pinus strobus 'Fastigiata'
Fastigiate White Pine
Pinus strobus ‘Fastigiata’
Fastigiata Eastern White Pine has long, fine blue-green needles on strongly ascending branches. The combination produces a tall evergreen with a softer texture than many other columnar trees.
Its upright habit reduces the ground space it occupies compared with ordinary white pine. It remains a vigorous tree and needs ample room overhead and space for its widening crown.
Choose a sunny site with moist, well-drained, acidic soil. Keep it away from road-salt spray and water regularly while the roots establish.
Approximate garden size
• Width: 12 ft; larger with age
• Height: 25 ft; larger with age
These are planning estimates for an established garden plant, commonly reached in 10–25 years, rather than final mature limits.
Hardiness
• Hardy to USDA Zone 3; local summer conditions also affect suitability.
Best Uses
• Specimen
• Privacy Screen
- Plant type
- Conifer, Evergreen Tree
- Height
- 25 ft+
- Width
- 12 ft+
- Hardiness zones
- 3–7
- Sunlight
- Full Sun
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Bloom time
- Does not flower
- Flower color
- None
- Leaf color
- Blue-green
- Fall color
- Blue-green
- Soil
- Acidic, Moist well-drained
- Landscape use
- Privacy Screen, Specimen
- Shape
- Columnar, Narrow Upright
- Bark
- Fissured
- Fruit
- Yes
- Fragrant
- No
- Deer resistant
- No
- Salt tolerant
- No
- Drought tolerant
- No
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