Often used as a fragrant evergreen at Christmas, but can reach massive proportions in the forest reaching up to 70 meters in 600 years (or so). Short dense needles clothe smaller branches and twigs. Huge upright purple hued cones decorate the branches on older specimens. Not known to drop its...
Short greenish black needles resemble bristle brushes on this species are quite a contrast compared to other conifers. Narrow pyrimidal shape packed with branches that act as a unit to shed snow loads. In spring, male flowers look like miniature strawberries whereas the female cones are reddish...
An extremely hardy 5 needle pine from Europe's mountainous regions. Starts bearing sweet, oil and protein rich edible nuts when 2-3 metres tall. Highly ornamental as well with soft blue green 12 cm long needles. Upright branching makes a narrow pyrimidal form. Undemanding tree. Resistant to...
One of the five species used and sold as PINE NUTS. Resistant to White Pine Blister Rust. An extremely cold hardy 5 needle pine that reliably produces oil and protein rich excellent tasting nuts, delicious raw or toasted. Fist sized cones produce 50-70 of 2cm sized seeds. Can start producing...
This is the famous pine tree that bears the extremely edible pine nuts. Often seen gracing Mediterranean postcards. Bright green needles are very attractive. Young plants have a rounded form and are usually sold as a potted Christmas ornamental. Mature trees take on a symmetrical umbrella form...
An important commercial evergreen tree here in the Pacific Northwest. Uniform Pyramidal shaped when young, it loses this form as it matures to become the bare trunked majestic ions of our coast. Soft dark green 2-4 cm long needles are arranged like a bottlebrush. Very popular as Christmas trees...
