Swiss Stone Pine
Pinus cembra
Pinaceae · conifer · introduced
Quick Facts
Height
35–70 ft
Spread
19 ft
Growth Rate
Slow
Light
Full Sun
Soil
Moist
Water
Moderate
Hardiness
Zone Zones 4a–8b
Bloom Time
Non-flowering
Origin
mountains of central Europe and southern Asia
Diseases (26)
Western Gall Rust
Cronartium ribicola White Pine Blister Rust
Phytophthora spp. (P Phytophthora Root Rot
Lophodermium Needle Cast
Lophodermella Needle Cast
Elytroderma Needle Cast
Arceuthobium spp. (parasitic plant) Dwarf Mistletoe
Armillaria ostoyae Armillaria Root Rot
Cytospora spp. (synonyms: Leucostoma, Valsa) Canker
Cyclaneusma Needle Cast
Several soilborne Damping-off
Dothistroma Needle Blight (Red Band)
Botrytis cinerea Gray Mold
Heterobasidion Root Disease
In most Hypocotyl Rot and Root Rot
Medusa Needle Blight
Rhabdocline spp. including R Needle Cast
Needle Rusts
Pine Wilt
Root Rot (Armillaria ostoyae)
Root Rot (Phytophthora spp.)
Salt Damage
Sirococcus Shoot Blight
Stem decay Stem Decay
Tip Blight
Diaporthe vaccinii Twig Blight
Pests (23)
Eriophyidae Eriophyid mite
Pineus strobi Pine bark adelgid
Coneworm
Pine Aphid
Pissodes strobi White pine weevil
Tetranychidae Spider mite
Sequoia pitch moth
Pine Needle Sheathminer Pine Sheath Miner
Chionaspis pinifoliae Pine needle scale
Pine Butterfly
Pandora moth
Mountain pine beetle
Rhyacionia buoliana European pine shoot moth
Black pineleaf scale
Coneworm and shoot moth
Giant conifer aphid
Pine needle sheathminer
Pine sawfly
Pine white butterfly
Powdery pine needle aphid
Cylindrocopturus furnissi Root weevil
Woolly pine needle aphid
Pine sheath miner
Cultivars (1)
Columnaris
Common name: Columnar Swiss Stone Pine; Mature height: 30–40 ft