huge pine cones/what type pine tree?

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Resin Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a) Jan 20, 2007

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Is it in subgenus Pinus, sectionTrifoleae?

Yes!

Resin

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Jan 20, 2007

I can only guess Pinus michoacana, having never seen the plant or its parts.

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Jan 20, 2007

One I haven't ruled out is P. devoniana.

This is hard to find info about! It's fun trying, though.

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Resin Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a) Jan 20, 2007

Both correct on identity, Claypa wins on correct nomenclature!

Pinus devoniana (syn. P. michoacana) it is

Resin

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Jan 20, 2007

Well, like my high school algebra teacher said, even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then. . .

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escambiaguy Atmore, AL(Zone 8b) Jan 31, 2007

Here's a big cone I picked up today. I'm not sure if it's from Longleaf pine or Slash pine, both were growing in the area.

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Resin Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a) Jan 31, 2007

Longleaf, for definite. Slash has smaller, more numerous scales, and wouldn't get quite so long (my longest Slash cone is just over 15cm long).

Resin

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rutholive Tonasket, WA(Zone 5a) Feb 02, 2007

Sorry I didn't get to this thread sooner, Very funny and interesting.

I'm not very versed in identifying cones. Many years ago when the kids were small, on a trip up and down the CA coast we collected quite a few cones, mostly the very large ones. VV is that largest cone in your collection #3087338, the one called Sugar Pine cone. As you can tell I don't know much about them, maybe because I am a female amongst all you males.

Soferdig, where are you going with the tractor? to gather some cones from your pines. How big does a Ponderosa have to be to be mature. Mine , the largest, 11 years, about 8" trunk at base. They have yet to grow any cones.

Donna

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Resin Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a) Feb 02, 2007

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VV is that largest cone in your collection #3087338, the one called Sugar Pine

No, that's Big-cone Pine (Pinus coulteri) or possibly Gray Pine (Pinus sabineana).

For Sugar Pine, see the right-hand cone in post #3082484 (14 Jan 2007)

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