Stephen , don't you just love the new growth white

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how big was it when you planted ,,,,a fine specimen

ron

Ron, thats a beauty. Hoping it didnt lose anymore branches on ya.

i bought this one as a 3 gallon. Im guessing it was probably 2 1/2 feet or so.

I sure wish I had a nice, mature specimen to show you, but the only densiflora I have is ‘Low Glow’. This pine has produced some nice varieties, and I cant believe I’ve never tried ‘Umbraculifera’. Your variegated tree looks great.

I take it your trees escaped the worst of Florence?

Maackia, both low glow amd umbraculifera are on my list of specimens i want to add this fall.

Here at the edge of the foothills of NC, Florence was just a nice 3 day storm. I think we got 6 inches of rain in total. If anything, after the heat and drought of late summer my trees appreciated the deep soak. An old Pinus virginiana fell behind the house, but that was the only casualty. Nothing like the flooding and loss of property in the eastern part of the state.

A weather event like Florence is painful to watch on tv; I can only imagine what it would be like to live through it.

Are the foothills considered Western NC? That is a beautiful part of the country and it’s good to hear you missed the worst of it.

BRV is a cool tree. I find variegation interesting and could probably overdo it. I currently don't have any conifers with variegation, but I do have a couple small trees and shrubs that are. Wait, is ‘Gentsch White’ hemlock variegated? I have come upon a gorgeous Dragon Eye Korean Pine, which is probably the way I’ll go.

I was happy it didnt hit us hard here. A lot of the older street trees in surrounding towns fell due to overly saturated soil, and wind gusts.

The foothills are the western-most portions of the piedmont area of NC. The mountains can be seen, and our elevations are certainly hilly. I'm an hour northwest of charlotte, and an hour east of asheville.

I hear you on overdoing it. Out of all of the cool conifers I see on here and the web, the variegated specimens definitely get the strongest response. I love those Korean Pines. I have my eyes set on a 'Silveray' at a local nursery.

If you like variegated pines check out the Pinus parviflora cultivars. If you can get it going 'Tanima no yuki' might be the most amazing cultivar out there.

I wish I could grow P. densiflora but its just not hardy enough. Low Glow as the one one that would work since it was well low. Plus its subject to the same diseases that plag Austria pines. You can blame the humidity.

Whaas, Im already 3 cultivars deep into Pinus parviflora, and two out of three seem to be doing well. The jury is out on 'fukai'. I hate to steer the thread off course, but what makes 'Tanima no yuki' so difficult to establish?

Admittedly i am trying to fill quite a few acres, so large growing specimens are catching my eye currently (Pinus wallichiana 'Zebrina' and Pinus thunbergii 'Aocha Matsu' are on the way).

But 'Tanima no yuki' does look like a challenge worth trying.

For me it burns in sun and burns in the winter. Althought smaller, P. orientalis Silver Seedling and A. koreana Ice Breaker are also masterpieces. Not sure if you can grow those. Maybe Ice Breaker on A. firma rootstock.

Good luck fighting the addiction. 8 years ago a few jerks passed on the disease. Yeah I'm looking at Dave in KC, Dan in Chicago, Ken in MI, Sara and Will out west to name a few.

Whaas, admittedly i havent been around here much in a while, but i just read yoyour comment and couldn't help laughing. Those same 'jerks' that passed it on to you got me as well. But let's not forget that you also are responsible, and Garen in IN... some of the most infectious out there!!!

Whether it's an infection or addiction, I'm glad I have it! Most of my friends hunt, fish, or play golf -- I don't do any of them. I prefer to spend my money and time on plants and gardening.

Will, I've been growing 'Low Glow' for about five years and have never had an issue. Well, except for my family running over it when backing out of the garage. Otherwise, it seems to be quite hardy and resilient.

Holy Crap , Stephen ! that's real nice

I'm sorry to report , I had to take the chain saw to mine this year

some borer wacked it

ron