Sonderegger Pine, Bastard Pine (Pinus x sondereggeri)

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mgarr Hanover Twp., PA(Zone 6a) Mar 27, 2008

Sonderegger Pine, Bastard Pine
Pinus x sondereggeri

Three needles to a bundle.

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drummerguy Naples, FL Mar 29, 2008

I know that its a different kind, but it looks like the slash pines here in Florida (Zone 10a)

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mgarr Hanover Twp., PA(Zone 6a) Mar 30, 2008

Yes it does look like slash pine. That is one of the reasons why I went to have a closer look at it. The needles are all at least 8" long. I did post incorrectly that it had two needles but I'm going to post a picture of the three needles in a bundle.

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Mar 30, 2008

This is a cross of Pinus taeda (Loblolly pine) and Pinus palustris (Longleaf pine)... I wonder if it occurs in nature? Some other pines hybridize freely in the wild.

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mgarr Hanover Twp., PA(Zone 6a) Mar 31, 2008

Pinus taeda is native and the same for P.palustris. However P. palustris grows more in sandy areas where P. taeda grows faster and in more open areas such a fields and around highway cuts. They could cross but cultivars have to be propagated by us because their seeds do not produce the same plant as the parent. I love nature. Maybe this is how this cross came about.

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