How long does a pine tree grow when grown on a plot?

Coniferous trees are quite popular when decorating garden plots, local areas, parks and squares. When choosing a coniferous tree, it is advisable to know its final size and growth rate. Both the number of plants and where they are planted on the site will depend on this.

Otherwise, it may turn out that a growing tree will block the sunlight and become an obstacle to the passage. Taking into account the fact that, along with such plants as thujas, junipers, and firs, pine trees are also becoming in demand, it is important to know how long a pine tree grows and what size an adult tree can reach.

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Pine, brief description
How pine grows from germination to five years
How pine grows from 5 to 50 years

Pine, brief description

Like most conifers, pine trees are evergreen plants with branches on which needles are located, collected in a bunch of 2, 3 or 5 pieces. It is by the number of needles in a bunch and the color of the needles that one type of pine can be distinguished from another. Depending on the number of needles, pine trees are classified as two, three or five needles. Life forms of plants from the genus Pine, the Pine family are:

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bushes
elfin trees

Pines are distributed almost everywhere. In geographical areas with a tropical climate they grow predominantly in mountainous areas. In areas with a temperate and even cold and subarctic climate, pines form entire pine forests or are part of mixed forests.Representatives of the Pine family are not found in natural forests in South America. On one plant, pines have both male strobili (cones), collected in spikes, located at the ends of young branches, and female strobili in the form of oval cones in the upper part of the plant.

In total, there are more than 100 species of pine trees on the globe; in Russia, about 16 wild pine species grow in natural conditions and about 70 imported ones. The most common:

Scots pine, up to 40 meters in height
Korean pine or Korean cedar, up to 50 m
dwarf cedar, up to 1 m
Crimean pine, on average up to 30 m
Weymouth pine, up to 50 m

Breeders working with wild pines have obtained many slow-growing miniature and dwarf pines. These varieties tend to have minimal annual growth.

How pine grows from germination to five years

Choosing a type of pine for garden, many lovers most often choose low varieties. Sometimes, when purchasing, it is difficult to say whether a specimen will grow to one or two meters or easily overcome all 20. The rate of annual growth is an important distinguishing feature of many pines, both wild and ornamental. In general, pine trees are fast-growing plants, however, the growth rate of this plant varies throughout its life.

In the first four years, a pine seedling grows no more than 10 cm per year. And at the age of four years it does not exceed 40-50 cm in height.

In the first year, pine seedlings do not grow more than 5-6 cm. But if you follow simple recommendations, then young pines will be 9-10 cm.It should be taken into account that pine has great needs for light; it is advisable that neither weeds nor other plants create shadow for the seedlings. An important condition is the organization of watering. In the first two years, the roots of pines are quite underdeveloped. To ensure not only the availability of water, but also minerals, the plant needs regular watering. In the first weeks after germination, pine is watered daily, choosing morning or evening hours.

Video about Scots pine:

To get faster growth, in the third year, after the pine seedlings have sprung, they need to be planted and grown in schools for another two years. Transplantation will give impetus to the formation of the root system, which will ensure further faster growth of the above-ground part of the pine. Here it is important to plant the pines at a distance of at least 20 - 25 cm from each other. If pine trees are grown correctly in shkolkas, they will increase by about 15 cm in the first year, but will still not be ready for planting in a permanent place. And only two years later at the age of four seedlings The pines will reach a size of 40 - 50 cm and will be ready to be transplanted to a permanent location.

If growth has slowed down due to improper care, then it is better to replant the pine tree next year, when it is already five years old. It should be remembered that miniature varieties give slightly less annual growth and the older the pine, the slower it grows. In addition, for various reasons, the growth of seedlings of the same year can differ significantly. The maximum growth of a pine tree can reach 70-90 cm by the age of five.

How pine grows from 5 to 50 years

Most pines, such as Scots pine and Weymouth, are fast-growing trees.At the age of five to ten years, they grow from 25 to 60 cm annually, and over ten years, the growth of most pines reaches from 0.6 to 1 m annually. In pines aged 30 - 50 years, height growth slows down and trunks begin to grow in width.

Most pines are long-lived and live on average 150 - 300 years. Miniature and dwarf forms pine trees grow very slowly with age and their growth is from 2.5 cm to 10 cm annually.

Thus, when choosing a pine tree for a site, you need to take into account its growth rate and adult size. After all, many pines at the age of 15 - 20 years will turn into real giants with bare trunks and a rather modest decorative crown at the very top. For small areas, you should not take wild forms, but rather choose miniature types of pine with a beautiful color of needles and an attractive crown shape. The following types and forms of pine trees can be recommended for cultivation on the site:

cedar pine "Stricta", grows up to 1 m, needles with a blue tint, konichsky crown shape
mountain pine "Gnome", up to 2 m with a pyramidal green crown
Weymouth pine "Radiata", up to 1.5 m, with gray-blue needles
Weymouth pine "Aurea" up to 8 m, golden-yellow needles
Weymouth pine "Minima", up to 0.5 m, spherical crown, light green needles

It is important to remember what to buy decorative pine trees are best sourced from trusted nurseries, then the miniature pine tree will live up to expectations and will not turn into a huge giant.