Some seldom planted pines
Prb'ly known to many, but hardly planted AFAIK. First is southwestern white pine, Pinus strobiformis, about 14 yrs old. It's grown so much since last pic (and the green giant behind me) that it won't fit entirely in the pic anymore. Enthused enough that I recently planted 2 more seedlings in sunnier conditions -- this is shaded alot by sugar maple. Branches droop elegantly and foliage is immaculate.
Next is 'Wates Golden' Virginia pine, Pinus virginiania, about 18 yrs old. Foliage is rather sparse, but that's a characteristic of this species. Actually some rough elegance as the lowest limbs droop download searching for horizontal light.
'Wates Golden' is a selected graft -- the graft is obvious. Looks like a Scots pine rootstock.
Finally, two Table Mountain pines, Pinus pungens. First is around 16 yrs old, and second about 11 yrs. Even they have some gracefulness along with the soldierly form -- a bit of lowest branch-drooping at the ends. Both could use more sun, but what to do. Foliage is very dense and heavy on the branch ends.
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Just to add to this small pine-enthusiast party, a pic of a Coulter pine cone I came across.
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoNone of the three varieties of pine trees native to Minnesota can be called 'seldom planted' figuring the multiple thousands planted each year by the MN DNR for forestry purposes.
And I know there may be endless varieties of assorted cultivars of pine trees growing in the metropolitan areas and eastern and southern parts of the state, I just never looked into planting unique varieties during my time living at the fringe of the Arctic Tundra (so to speak), in a very cold, secluded, wooded area, when I was more preoccupied with making a living (not in horticulture) than I was anything else. :-)
The only thing I can show here is the first mature cones this season, on one of two Eastern White pines I have growing here.The tree with the cones (a dozen or so) is a lone standing specimen, woods dug seedling/sapling, planted circa 2015-16, now nearing 12 ft. tall. The other specimen, growing close together among other pine trees, in a grove, still hasn't produced cones. ~7" long.
You don't need a hard hat around these.bengz6westmd thanked BillMN-z4a
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