I am not familiar with this Pine and know of no one who is. I too would be interested in any knowledgeble responses.

Vance Wood.

I have been gathering as much information as I can on Pinus eldarica and have quite an extensive collection of written materials. Pinus brutia ssp. eldarica is a hardy drought-tolerant pine, native to Afghanistan, fairly common in the American desert southwest. I do not know specific grower information such as "how they respond to pinching and decandeling, how well they backbud" etc., because I have only started growing them a few months ago. They share similarities with Pinus brutia and Pinus halepensis. EDVcorp@aol.com

Usually now classified as Pinus brutia subsp. eldarica.

It may well retain juvenile foliage as a bonsai, like Pinus halepensis.

Resin