Italian Stone Pine
Pinus pinea
Pinaceae, Pine Family
[The wood-carver] cuts down cedars; he selects the cypress and the oak; he plants the pine in the forest to be nourished by the rain. Then he uses part of the wood to make a fire. With it he warms himself and bakes his bread.
Isaiah 44:14-14-15 NLT
Although Italian stone pine was not included in God’s Word for Gardeners Bible, read more about the evergreens in “Lay of the Land,” for the Cedars of Lebanon series of devotions from the Garden Toursection, beginning page 355
“Remember these things, Jacob, for you, Israel, are my servant. I have made you, you are my servant; Israel, I will not forget you. I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.”
Isaiah 44:22 NIV
Cultural Information
| Type | Isaiah's Evergreens |
| Height | 40 to 80 feet |
| Soil | evenly moist, loamy, well-drained; rocky soil works well, too |
| Exposure | full sun |
| Leaves | sapling needles form in 1 inch, starry tufts, rounded at the end of each branch, light blue-green; mature needles 3 to 4 inches long, medium green |
| Fruit | pinecones formed approximately 4 inches long by 3 inches across in paris or triplets on underside of branches |
More Research
See Blog Posts on Italian Stone Pine“Remember these things, Jacob, for you, Israel, are my servant. I have made you, you are my servant; Israel, I will not forget you. I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.”
Isaiah 44:22 NIV
Photo Credits
©2014 Volodymyr Melnyk | Dreamstime.com Italian stone pine, landscape with pine trees
©2018 Shelley S. Cramm Italian stone pine sapling from Home Depot™ repotted and mulched in pinecones
©2018 Shelley S. Cramm Maturing branches of a 4 year old Italian stone pine tree, longer needles are beginning to grow
