out of focus really doesnt help ... but it doesnt look like pine to me ... im thinking abies ... fir ... but im cant even feel secure on that with the blur ... where are they ... z5 is half the US ... as trees.. no conifer stops growing at some magical height ... its all about annual growth rate .. and how fast the get to height and go right past it.. most size estimates in conifers is at 10 years .. double the size at 20 .... are there power lines?? why 25'? and how long is the installation ... or are you talking one plant???? one thing for sure.. plant a diversity of plants ... if more than one ... ken

Billy, You are a fountain of information. Thanks for all the references. The "15 fig count/gallon pot size," guideline is a very good one. Here is what I do to try to keep those robust trees from going over that limit, thus producing smaller, later ripening figs: I prune my trees after leaf fall and before they are brought in for their winter sleep in cold storage, inside. I try to keep in mind that each 2-3 leaf scar at the outermost tip of most of the husky last year's growths will sprout new growth in spring. Each of these new growth stems will produce 5-6 figs when pinched at their 6th. leaf stage of growth. Also, if the pinched tip sprouts a stem or two after being pinched, a few more figs will form on them. which figs will usually be smallish and/or ripen too late, so I don't count them in my calculations. They may ripen and be pretty good, so are a bonus, but still are not factored into the equation. When brought out in spring each fig is slipped out of its pot on a sturdy outside bench to check if it's spring for root pruning or not. Root pruning usually is an every 2-3 year event. So, it's top pruning in fall and, root pruning (when needed), in spring, After all the tree's root/repotting care is finished, it is set out where it will grow all summer. I prune in fall so it's easier to move the tree around without breaking branches. I don't like to mess with root pruning in fall so as not to encourage root rot during winter storage. Also, there's enough work in pruning, training, and lugging inside in the fall. When the spring sprouts are about 2" long I select the best spaced, biggest, healthiest, etc. , ones, counting 3 per gallon of the corresponding pot size, and pinch off all the others where they emerged from last year's stem. 3 sprouts means 15 figs, 5 each sprout. This system works very well for me. Moses

Happy to go with P.gracilor (Syn. Afrocarpus), and that interesting article explains how a relatively obscure African tree arrived in the USA. But I did note this line... "...it has recently been reclassified into the new genus Afrocarpus on the basis of its fruiting structure, with some botanists considering it a variety of Afrocarpus falcatus and others retaining its separate species designation."

Hackberry? Celtis species. btw for future reference, please say where the plant you want identified is located. Geographical location makes a lot of difference to what it is likely to be. eta the transatlantic time lag got me again. beng's definite id wasn't there when I posted.