Italian stone pine- how much cold can they take?
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Comments (6)My Pinus pinea survived the winter of 1996 when it was relatively small...only a few mature needles. That one wasn't as cold as 1994 but was still pretty cold...down around 0F. It came from Forestfarm and I believe their seed source back then was an old tree known to have withstood the coldest PNW winters. The tree at NCSU was not killed by roughly -9F in 1985, according to JC Raulston's notes. I think that tree was removed for the new visitor's center around 2000-ish. I've debated about trying one again but I think they take a long time to become picturesque...take up a lot of room...and there's no guarantee you'd get a clone that could withstand a really cold winter like the last one....See MoreItalian Stone Pine (Pinus Pinea)
Comments (77)I just did a search for P. pinea & ended up here..........any of you still around? I live in South Australia & have been around P.pinea all my life. We have one planted when I was a kid & it is now a big tree which dominates the skyline from a distance off. We get no nuts anymore as the cockatoos eat them all before they ripen. In about 2004-5 a friend & I gathered 10 gal of nuts from under a tree in the Adelaide plains & have been eating & germinating them ever since. I last germinated some from this hoard about 5 years ago. I am going to plant a couple of pounds of them this season to see if they'll still germinate.....will be amazing if they do as not many conifers will stay viable for that long. The nuts still taste fine & the embryo is still white & not dry & brittle....we'll see. P.pinea is an amazing species. I have grafted many species on it & all grew well. I have put P.mazimartinezii on potted plants & P.torreyana & P.sabiniana on 10' tall trees in the ground which healed smoothly & made strong sound unions. This is more amazing as P. pinea is supposed to be the most 'unrelated' species to any other pines. Here is a picture of about 2 gall of them:...See MoreItalian stone pine Christmas tree
Comments (10)sure why not... give it 50 to 100 years ... the usual problem with these type of mass produced xmas decorations ... is how large the plant is.. in relation to the tiny pot its usually in ... at the proper time of year... you will need to un-pot it ... and do some significant untangling of the roots and probably some serious root pruning .... and then either repot or even better... into mother earth ... any tree.. with a mature high canopy is pruned into that form ... in nature.. of course... it does it naturally ... by itself ... when this thing gets 3 or 4 feet tall ... you will simply start taking lower branches.. if you wish ... and after not to many pruings.. what you see now.. will be gone ... and it will have its natural .. YOUNG ... form .... also ... its probably been grown super fast.. in a greenhouse... when the time comes.. it will need hardening off to real sunshine .... stark humidity changes... [though the house is probably going to take care of that shock] ... wind..etc ... it wont be as simple as throwing it out the back door.. though maybe you will get away with that in z7???? many variables to consider.. other than what it might look like in 50 to 100 years ... merry christmas ... ken...See MoreHelp on care for Italian White Pine
Comments (9)they are not houseplants ... most need a dormancy ... the biggest problem i would face ... in MI .. in winter... is the forced air furnace.. and the lack of humidity in the house ... and you arent going to make up for it... with a few pebbles in a tray ... is this one of those holiday xmas trees... frankly they are sold as disposable xmas plants ... and very few peeps can manage to make them survive ... enjoy the heck out of it .... but dont expect much in the long run ... ken...See Moredavidrt28 (zone 7)
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