Ask me for trade list or I can send postage. Or where can I get one or two?
Lavina
looking for pine tree that produces huge pine cones
I know there are several kinds that grow in the high mountains in Calif.Sugar pines have long huge cones, very decorative, but they grow in low humidity and don't know if they will grow in your conditions.You might try a web search for sugar pines.
http://waynesword.palomar.edu/coulter1.htm
check this out.
The longleaf pine in So. Ga., has large pinecones.
whow what a big pine cone. Don't need them that big but would like some bigger than the ones I have.
Lavina
Lavinia, the long leaf has the huge, 12" cones but I had some Loblolly's at my last home in Columbia that had 8" or larger cones. I have Loblollys here and the cones are small, not impressive at all. Perhaps it is just the soil and cultural conditions they are growing in.
I would love to have a lot of the 12 inch ones. Hope I can find a few tree saplings or get to go to a place where I can get a bunch of them.
I am not sure why I am posessed with wanting them but its one of those things you just gotta have.
I think I am think of crafts already.
Don't tell DH he is thinking of moving next door in our rental trailer so he can have some more room.Says I have way to many crafts.
Lavina
If it's really the cones you're after and not the seeds, you might try posting in another forum also (maybe crafts?)... could be somebody has a tree in their back yard and could trade you a big box of cones for something or other. :-)
Wish I could help! My mom found an *huge* sugar pine cone on a family trip out west.... the car was stuffed with camping gear etc., so my dad said she would have to sit with it.... it traveled thousands of miles under her feet in the front passenger seat! Very cool.
Lavina,
I have an acre or so of Long Leaf Pines. I have plenty of pine cones if you are interested in them.
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/trees-new/pinus_palustris.html
I have many seedlings out on the land, but find it difficult to dig and transplant them and have them survive. When the tree is in it's seedling stage, it is concentrating on getting that tap-root dug in deep. Consequently, if you cut the taproot, the tree will most likely die.
I will go out sometime today and pick out some very small ones and try it again. Maybe further in the spring they will be ready for transport, if they survive.
I looked in that link and I believe your zone may be good for them, but not totally sure since you don't list your zone.
Let me know,
Molly
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Sugar pine pine cones are available thru any wholesale florist supply co. ours here sells them for about $26 a case and theres probably about 20 or so in a case. Thats at Xmas time don't know about the rest of the year.
Eclipse unless you have a business tax ID they want sell to you.
Done tried that route.
Lavina
Levina,
They are looking good. I dug about 10 seedlings and they managed the transplant. I didn't have to break the taproot but on one.
I was looking at the area where my power line comes into my pole and I see I have about 7-8 more I need to dig. If they grow up to the powerlines, they will have to be removed, so better to do it now selectively.
Were you interest in some?
Molly
:^))))
Yes, I would love a few.
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Lavina