Pines and sun....or lack thereof

[damienw133]

Howdy all,

I was just wondering if anyone on here has had any success with keeping pines alive long term in less than full sun conditions?

I've got a fairly sizeable part of the yard that gets relatively bright shade and direct afternoon sun for around 3-4 hours and was contemplating putting in a black or red pine or two, buuuut if its a sure bet that they're not going to survive i'll skip it and find something else to plonk in.

Any help would be muchly appreciated
Cheers!

[Raging Bull]

Hi Damien,
I've got several pines, JPB's, radiata and Aleppo, and they are all in a position where they receive only 3-4 hrs of direct sun in winter. I've had some of them for 3 + years and they are still doing well.

[Rory]

and direct afternoon sun for around 3-4 hours

If you get direct afternoon sun for 3-4 hours, you don’t have an issue with sunlight. Grow whatever you want