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Pinus virginiana |
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| | Late summer in its second year in our garden – a bit of an odd-duck appearance, but it seems healthy |
| Synonym(s) |
Virginia pine |
| Family |
pinaceae |
| Life cycle |
tree (Z7-10) |
| Size |
to 70' |
Evergreen conifer native to the southern range of the Appalachians and adjacent areas. It is popular as a Christmas tree. The medium-green needles are 1.5-3" long, reddish brown cones are 1.5-2.5 inches long. If allowed to grow to its mature height of up to 70 feet, it develops a sparse, flat-topped habit. Ours, which we planted as a small specimen purchased as a Christmas decoration, was always unlikely to get anywhere near that stature. After setting it in our left side garden, much of its lower growth turned brown; I wasn't sure the tree was going to survive, and in any case it didn't look very good. The following spring it put out enough new growth to divert attention upward, away from the evidence of its poor start, and for a few years it did nicely, with small cones appearing in late April. Alas, one spring about 6 years after I first planted it out it just unceremoniously died. Not after a particularly harsh winter, so the hot and dry preceding summer was more likely a contributing factor.
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This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away... About my plant portraits
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January 22, 2025
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