Pinus?

11 years ago

Given as a gift and labeled Pinus heldreichii but I have my serious doubts that it is actually P.nigra.

Thanks,

Dax

Not a brown bud that heldreichii should have. Also nigra buds "ovoid-acuminate with whitish fringes to scales usually with patchy grey-green resin." (conifers.org)

The only thing going for it is the needle length is right for heldreichii. (6-11 cm)

Shown are the longest needles on my .5 meter specimen at top and average are slightly under 6cm.

Best I can do for needle whorl arrangement

Needles stripped and as (conifers.org) says about nigra: "shoots orange buff" at the end of season.

So, what's the verdict?

Thank you,

Dax

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clement_2006

11 years ago

For me it's well a Pinus heldreichii.

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severnside
11 years ago
Soon as I looked that said 'Nigra' to me.
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gardener365
Original Author
11 years ago
gardener365
Original Author
11 years ago
Thanks so much Clement.

It's good to know variation among species (not typical heldreichii is my tree) may be found.

I thank you so much.

Dax
Embothrium
11 years ago
General aspect in last pictures more Bosnian than Austrian. Here the Bosnian pine has a vivid green coloring that the other lacks.
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clement_2006
11 years ago
Yes, the colour is right.
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pineresin
11 years ago
Can you add a photo of the bark at the base of the trunk? Smooth in P. heldreichii, rough in P. nigra.

Resin
gardener365
Original Author
11 years ago
Here it is Resin. Thank you. Dax

And with a flash
coachjohnsonlp
11 years ago
Looks exactly like the pinus heldreichii I had on the property I just moved from. We had three that looked exactly like that with the needles and buds except they were much more leggy as the previous owners had planted them in a location that received about 1 hour of direct sunlight.
gardener365
Original Author
11 years ago
I'm thinking I have heldreichii ;-)

Dax
clement_2006
11 years ago
Yes, sure.
gardener365
Original Author
11 years ago
Yep.

Dax
pineresin
11 years ago
Yep, Pinus heldreichii.

Resin
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