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Pinus uncinata 'Zelenac' 22W51 Mountain Pine R2-

Pinus uncinata 'Zelenac' 22W51 Mountain Pine R2- (Hooked Point Cones) Mountain Pine, Size at 10 years: 8x12in., green, USDA Hardiness Zone 5, Michigan Bloom Month -, In Garden Bed R2 for 4.4 YEARS (Stanley). Planted in 2018.

 

American Conifer Society: Pinus uncinata, as described in 1805 by Louis-Florent-Marcel Raymond (1915–1972), ex Alphonse Louis Pierre Pyramus de Candolle (1806 - 1893), in Flore Française. Troisième Édition, by Jean Baptiste Antoine Pierre de Monnet de Lamarck, and Alphonse Louis Pierre Pyramus de Candolle, is commonly known as Swiss mountain pine, or mountain pine; as well as pin à crochets in the French language; and pino negro in Spanish. The species name, uncinata ("hooked point") refers to the pronounced prickle present on the seed cones.

 

Many authors consider this pine to be a subspecies of Pinus mugo, i.e. P. mugo subsp. uncinata.

 

Closely related to Mugho Pines. Limited info. on Zelenac ~6.5in, Feb 2019.

 

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2018, 19, 20, 21, 22:

 

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Uploaded on December 21, 2022
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