{"id":13524,"date":"2022-01-28T18:00:20","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T23:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=13524"},"modified":"2022-01-28T15:29:51","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T20:29:51","slug":"lacebark-pine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2022\/01\/28\/lacebark-pine\/","title":{"rendered":"Lacebark Pine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Lacebark pine (Pinus bungeana<\/em>) (USDA hardiness zones 4-8) is arboreal mid-sized gem is a lovely 3-needle pine. It is a slow-growing pine with an absolutely exquisite exfoliating patchwork bark which becomes more attractive as the tree ages. Some of the best specimens that I have witnessed are planted on the New York Botanical Gardens in the Bronx, NY.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lacebark Pine (Pinus bungeana<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Lacebark pine grows into a 30-50\u00a0feet tall\u00a0pine with narrow upright branching. Gardeners and landscapers may start out planting an affordable 2 – 3 feet multi-branched shrub. The slow growth rate, initially 4-5 inches annually, almost doubles after 4-5 years on-site. The lovely cinnamon-colored candles tip the branches in May,\u00a0similar to\u00a0candles decorating a\u00a0cake. When fully expanded, 3 needle clusters -long bristly needles measure 2-3 inches long and are\u00a0sharp to the touch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lacebark requires no special care other than fertilizing in the early spring and mulching until it is established after 2 years. Plant lacebark in full sun and above-average garden soil that is well-drained. An older tree exhibits moderate drought tolerance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bark mottling begins after 8-10 years, but the real show is many more years away down the road. A young patient gardener may opt to\u00a0prune off\u00a0a few side branches for a peek of the exfoliating bark pattern within. Young tree bark tends to color olive green and gradually bleaches out to milky white many years hence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most potentially serious disease and insect pests may be avoided through wise siting and care. This is a specimen that must be sited. Select a visible landscape location which is frequently visited, such as near a patio, carport, driveway or a window which looks out at lacebark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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15\u201320-year-old Pinus bungeana<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Two highly rated cultivars are ‘Rowe Arboretum’ and ‘Compacta’, both known to mature more compact size-wise. A third multi- trunked form is ‘Silver Ghost’; these multi-trunked forms exhibit exfoliating bark green bark color with irregular whitish or brownish patches. The bark is dotted much more white patching than the species. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lacebark pine and cultivars can be purchased from specialty mail-order nurseries via the internet. Mature height and width of cultivars are 20 feet by 15 feet. Lacebark is a long-term investment,\u00a0an evergreen\u00a0that you and future generations will cherish for its exquisite patchwork bark.
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Lacebark pine (Pinus bungeana) (USDA hardiness zones 4-8) is arboreal mid-sized gem is a lovely 3-needle pine. It is a slow-growing pine with an absolutely exquisite exfoliating patchwork bark which becomes more attractive as the tree ages. Some of the best specimens that I have witnessed are planted on the New York Botanical Gardens in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[657,440,778,806,800,665,1163,853,866,551,1571,808,843,951,601,729,777,630,646,7,113,819,655,455],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13524"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13524"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13524\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13528,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13524\/revisions\/13528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}