Austrian Pine Tree

The Nation's Toughest Privacy Tree Why Austrian Pine Trees? The top choice for privacy trees in urban areas because it has a high tolerance for pollution and smog, the Austrian Pine. or ‘European Black Pine’, is a lush, solid living wall. When Austrian Pines are planted as standalone trees or in rows, they reach heights of 40 to 60 feet, growing large enough to block your neighbor’s view of your home while adding beauty to the landscape. Even better? They've been tested in the country’s windiest areas, only to thrive. Austrian Pines will act as a wind screen to protect your home and other more sensitive plants from being hit by powerful winds. In fact, low-maintenance Austrian Pines grow where other trees can’t because they are drought tolerant and will adapt to a variety of poor soils, ranging from sandy soils to soils that are heavy in clay. And with a high salt tolerance, they will flourish near the coast and in Northern areas, where salt sprays are commonly used in the winter. Eve