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Pinus strobus 'Chippiannock' (Dykstra&Chub, IL 1980) 2019 photo

Pinus strobus 'Chippiannock' (Dykstra&Chub, IL 1980) 2019 photo - Common Name: Dwarf Eastern White Pine, Size at 10 years: 4x3ft, blue-green needles, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed HR-R for 31.8 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 1988.

 

ACS: Pinus strobus 'Chippiannock' is a witch's broom has average Blue-green needles and grows as a broad globular plant. It is a prolific seed setter and produces abundant viable cones. Many unique seedlings have been produced from this broom.

 

First discovered about 1980 in the Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island, IL by Randy Dykstra and Chub Harper. Some of the first grafts from the witch's broom are in the Heartland Collection, Bickelhaupt Arboretum, Clinton, IA. and in the Harper Collection of Dwarf & Rare Conifers, Michigan State University, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, MI.

 

Location: Michigan State University, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, MI. Harper Collection of Rare & Dwarf Conifers. 42°01'42.5"N 84°06'43.0"W

 

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Additional photos of this plant:

 

www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=50697352%40N00&sort=da...

 

Satellite View using Google Maps: www.google.com/maps/place/42%C2%B001'42.5%22N+84%C2%B006'...

 

Other plants in Garden HR-R: www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=50697352%40N00&sort=da...

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Uploaded on December 22, 2019
Taken on December 20, 2019