Pines

[Will Cook]

Just testing out the poll function... 

[JQ Public]

I always liked shortleaf pines.  They remind of life-sized bonsais...especially when as stand alone specimens.

[Will Cook]

Shortleaf Pine is great, but Table Mountain Pine is even more bonsai-like. And the cones are deadly! 

[wslewis]

I've always been partial to White Pine - their smell, the peaceful softness of the overall look, and the sound that wind makes when blowing through the needles. When I was younger, I used to curse the loblolly because of the never-ending chore of picking up the cones from my parents' lawn, and their "self-pruning" habit provided even more debris to deal with. As I've gotten older, though, I have become quite fond of them, enjoying the smell, the sound of the wind in the branches, and the endless supply of free mulch in the form of pine straw!

[Bayhead]

Longleaf pines.  Probably as much by feeling sorry for them, having lost such a staggering territory.  Still, I enjoy the grass stage, the rush-for-the-sky stage (does this have a name?), and the adult pines with such long attractive needles, and their ability to grow (once started) just about anywhere not flooded too long.  I love that longleafs are coming back, even if mainly by plantations.  Here in SC, the pineland in many "natural" areas in the coastal plain is being brought back to longleaf.  These areas are mainly the pinewoods uplands next to wetlands or river-valley sides that are the main objects of the protection.

If anyone enjoys longleafs, read "Looking for Longleaf," a thoroughly enjoyable semitechnical treatment.  (I have no connection with the book; this is an innocent recommendation.)

http://www.uncpress.unc.edu/browse/page/141   

[JQ Public]

Longleaf pines.  Probably as much by feeling sorry for them, having lost such a staggering territory.  Still, I enjoy the grass stage, the rush-for-the-sky stage (does this have a name?), and the adult pines with such long attractive needles, and their ability to grow (once started) just about anywhere not flooded too long.  I love that longleafs are coming back, even if mainly by plantations.  Here in SC, the pineland in many "natural" areas in the coastal plain is being brought back to longleaf.  These areas are mainly the pinewoods uplands next to wetlands or river-valley sides that are the main objects of the protection.

If anyone enjoys longleafs, read "Looking for Longleaf," a thoroughly enjoyable semitechnical treatment.  (I have no connection with the book; this is an innocent recommendation.)

http://www.uncpress.unc.edu/browse/page/141

Great link. Thanks!

[earthgirl]

Would the "rush for the sky" phase be "bottlebrush"?

[Bayhead]

"Would the "rush for the sky" phase be "bottlebrush"?"


If that isn't the name it should be.  It is perfect.