Pinus nigra 'Black Prince' is a dwarf selection of Austrian black pine with a flattened-globose structure when young, later broadening and becoming somewhat pyramidal with age. Needles are dark-green and shorter and thinner than what is considered typical for this species. Its white foliar buds are particularly attractive in winter. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 1.5 feet (45 cm) tall and 2 feet (60 cm) wide, an annual growth rate of 2 to 3 inches (5 - 7.5 cm).
This cultivar originated as a seedling selected in the mid-1990s by Don W. Hatch through Chantry
Nursery, Honiton, Devon, United Kingdom.
