Pinus heldreichii 'Schmidtii'
Common name: 
Schmidt Bosnian Pine
Pronunciation: 
PI-nus hel-DRIEK-ee-i
Family: 
Pinaceae
Genus: 
Pinus
Synonyms: 
Pinus leucodermis 'Schmidtii'
Type: 
Conifer
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Conifer, evergreen, miniature, compact, oval form, slow growing (~ 2.5 cm/yr) and densely branched.   Needles dark green and sharp.
  • Sun
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 6   Discovered in 1926 by Eugen Schmidt in the mountains near Sarajevo, Bosnia as a 10 ft (3 m) tall, over 100 year-old tree (Krüssmann, 1985).
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