PINUS nigra var. nigra

'Austrian Pine'. A commonly planted and familiar, large tree with rough, greyish-brown or dark brown bark and a dense head of large branches. Leaves in pairs, dark green, stiff and stout, densely crowded on the branchlets. Cones solitary or in clusters, to 8cm long. All forms of P. nigra are excellent for maritime areas and are tolerant of most soils.