Help identify pine

marie4234851

11 years ago

need help identifing pine. northern iowa.

I can't seem to attach the pic here. if you email me, i can send it.

marie, iowa

mari@netins.net

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whaas_5a
11 years ago
booya!

http://faq.gardenweb.com/faq/lists/neweng/2011101313023696.html
marie4234851
Original Author
11 years ago
WHAAS, thanks.
i did try that, but, didn't finish/follow up yet.
Isn't there any easier way?
A friend of this group offered to put it on here for me, so hopefully someone can see and help identify. marie, iowa
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sluice
11 years ago
Here's the tree!
Embothrium
11 years ago
Looks like a cypress.
gardener365
11 years ago
I'm going to have to guess Pinus strobus, but I mean, who knows from that pic :(

Dax
marie4234851
Original Author
11 years ago
thanks for helping. i thought cypress also, but, couldn't find a picture with this form. don't know if it has cones, but, its a short, very dark green needle.

sorry, for the pic, had to take from the highway. There are about 20 of them on county/city land and they all have the same shape. thanks, marie, iowa
gardener365
11 years ago
It was a tossup of Juniperus virginiana or Pinus strobus for me. You have J.v.

Dax
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
11 years ago
i thought cypress also, but, couldn't find a picture with this form.

==>> this tree has historically been damaged by something.. probably weather ... hence the lean.. and the lack of horizontals on the left..

ergo, ipso presto.. it is its own form ...

the guys would need a closeup of the needles ... for an ID ...

cypress is a 'common' name.. some do.. and some dont .. grow in z5.. which i believe IA is .... but i think lots of peeps call the juniper suggested above.. a 'cypress' ...

ken
dcsteg
11 years ago
Juniperus virginiana.

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