Austrian Pine 'Spielberg'

Austrian Pine 'Spielberg' (Pinus nigra 'Spielberg') — an exceptional dwarf cultivar prized for its perfect globe shape and very long, dense needles.

Key characteristics

• Crown shape: Naturally grows as a very dense, regular sphere. With age it may become slightly broadly conical, but it retains its compactness without special pruning.
• Needles: One of its main advantages — extremely long (up to 12–15 cm) dark green needles that grow in tufts of 2. This gives the small tree a "fluffy" appearance.
• Growth rate: A slow-growing cultivar. The annual growth is about 5–10 cm. At 10 years of age the diameter of the sphere usually reaches 1–1.2 m.