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ken_adrian

Pinus ayacahuite 'Forest Sky'

20 years ago

Pinus ayacahuite 'Forest Sky' .. i had to ask 4 workers at the tree farm how to pronounce it.. lol .. i remember it as 'eye-ah-ca-hootee' .... anyone do better??? ... lol

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the cones.. the best i can do with the picture ... ken

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  • 20 years ago

    Ken,

    I'm on a personal, if slow moving, quest to sort out the P. ayacahuite x strobus hybrids. But first, pronunciation probably depends on what part of the Spanish speaking world one hails from. I live with a guy from Central Mexico and two from Nicaragua and there is a fair amount of discussion between them about the language and pronunciations. Since the pine is from Mexico and not Nicaragua, I'll side with Osprey as the proper pronunciation. Back to the plant; At the nursery that I work, we grow a hybrid that we call Mexican White or Hybrid pine. There is one at the Bickelhaupt Arboretum in Clinton, IA and one at the Dawes Arb. in Newark, OH. Both are identical to the plant that we grow. Needles are about 5-7" long on an established and vigorous plant and of nice, silvery-blue-green color. At Hidden Lakes Garden, there is a plant labeled 'Forest Sky' purchased from Klehm's place. The foliage is 2-4" long and of a nice silvery-blue-green color. I think the image at Klehm's site looks more like the plant that we grow and not like the one at H.L. What can you tell me about your tree: where from, foliage characteristics, etc? From the picture it appears more like the plant that we grow but I take enough pictures to know that pictures can be deceiving. By the way, are there any seed collector's/propagators here? I have already offered Dax some seed from our Hybrid Ayacahuite Pine but there's probably a half a pickup load to pick.

    Thanks,
    Ernie

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