Silver Whispers® Swiss Stone Pine

Pinus cembra 'Klein'

Pronunciation: PY-nus SIM-bruh
SKU #06542
3-7

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A near perfect compact, very hardy evergreen for spatially challenged landscapes. Exceptional form is densely packed with white-striped dark green needles that produce a silvery effect. Accented with 3-inch long decorative violet-blue cones.
LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
SIZE: Slow growing; reaches 10 to 12 ft. tall, 6 ft. wide.

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This Plant's Growing Zones: 3-7

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Bloom TimeConifer; prized for foliage and showy cones.
Deciduous/EvergreenEvergreen
Special FeaturesDramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Showy Fruit, Waterwise, Compact Form, Benefits Birds
Problems/SolutionsDeer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant
Growth RateSlow
Growth HabitColumnar
Landscape UseBorder, Privacy Screen, Windbreak
Design IdeasA beautiful formal pine for evergreen conifer gardens designed for winter beauty. Excellent choice for smaller spaces between overly-close buildings. Sized for planting areas around front lawns of city or suburban homes. Excellent specimen for Christmas outdoor lighting. Makes a good foundation plant to soften rigid building edges or corners where fences connect. Super focal point used against darker backgrounds for close or long range view. Integrate into shrub border for more variety of form in every season.
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsJapanese Maple (Acer); Rhododendron (Rhododendron); Lily of the Valley Shrub (Pieris); Winter Daphne (Daphne); Astilbe (Astilbe)
Care InstructionsProvide enriched, slightly acidic, loamy, well-drained soil. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system; once established, reduce frequency. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Prune only to remove old, damaged or dead branches.
HistoryThe genus Pinus contains over 100 species varying considerably in size and habit from around the world. It is dominant in the Swiss Alps where this parent species is native, with its species cembra from the Italian common name for these trees. It was introduced into cultivation around 1746 and has proven successful in Canada since introduction there in 1875. This new form was developed by Theodore Klein of Klein's Nursery in Crestwood, Kentucky and introduced around 2000..
LorePine trees are among the most widely harvested timber species in the world, used for construction, furniture making and hundreds of other commercial applications. The pitch of these trees is also a source of pine tar and turpentine used less commonly today than it was in the 19th century.
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Bloom TimeConifer; prized for foliage and showy cones.
Deciduous/EvergreenEvergreen
Special FeaturesDramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Showy Fruit, Waterwise, Compact Form, Benefits Birds
Problems/SolutionsDeer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant
Growth RateSlow
Growth HabitColumnar
Style
Landscape UseBorder, Privacy Screen, Windbreak
Design IdeasA beautiful formal pine for evergreen conifer gardens designed for winter beauty. Excellent choice for smaller spaces between overly-close buildings. Sized for planting areas around front lawns of city or suburban homes. Excellent specimen for Christmas outdoor lighting. Makes a good foundation plant to soften rigid building edges or corners where fences connect. Super focal point used against darker backgrounds for close or long range view. Integrate into shrub border for more variety of form in every season.
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsJapanese Maple (Acer); Rhododendron (Rhododendron); Lily of the Valley Shrub (Pieris); Winter Daphne (Daphne); Astilbe (Astilbe)
Care
Care InstructionsProvide enriched, slightly acidic, loamy, well-drained soil. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system; once established, reduce frequency. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Prune only to remove old, damaged or dead branches.
History
HistoryThe genus Pinus contains over 100 species varying considerably in size and habit from around the world. It is dominant in the Swiss Alps where this parent species is native, with its species cembra from the Italian common name for these trees. It was introduced into cultivation around 1746 and has proven successful in Canada since introduction there in 1875. This new form was developed by Theodore Klein of Klein's Nursery in Crestwood, Kentucky and introduced around 2000..
LorePine trees are among the most widely harvested timber species in the world, used for construction, furniture making and hundreds of other commercial applications. The pitch of these trees is also a source of pine tar and turpentine used less commonly today than it was in the 19th century.

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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.