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Gozo - Ta' Pinu.
The National Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of Ta' Pinu (Maltese: Santwarju tal-Madonna ta' Pinu) is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and national shrine located some 700 metres (2,300 ft) from the village of Għarb on the island of Gozo, the sister island of Malta. The church is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin of Ta' Pinu. The basilica is located on the edge of a cliff in open countryside which allows visitors to enjoy beautiful views of the area... Another picture from my holidays taken just last year in Gozo... Well I can say only one thing about that place and it is really impressive guys... Thanks in advance.
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Pinus ponderosa (Ponderosa pine)
Habit ski runs and chair lift at Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort, Nevada.
December 23, 2007
The origins of the Shrine of Our Lady of ta' Pinu are unknown. It was first recorded in the archives of the Curia in Gozo, when the Bishop Domenico Cubelles paid a visit to the chapel. This noted that the chapel had just been rebuilt and that it belonged to the noble family of "The Gentile".
In 1575 the apostolic visitor Pietro Duzina was delegated by Pope Gregory XIII to visit the Maltese Islands. In his pastoral visit to the church, he found that it was in a very bad state. He ordered the church to be closed and demolished and its duties passed to the parish church, now the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Gozo. When demolition began the workman broke his arm while striking the first blow. This was taken as an omen that the chapel should not be demolished. The church was the only chapel on the island to survive Duzina's decree ordering the demolition of other similar chapels. Pinu Gauci became the procurator of the church in 1598 and its name was changed from "Of the Gentile" to "Ta` Pinu", meaning "Of Philip". In 1611 Gauci offered money for its restoration. It was rebuilt, with a stone altar erected and investments for liturgical services provided. Gauci also commissioned the painting of the Assumption of Our Lady for the main altar. This was done in 1619 by Amadeo Perugino. In 1883, Karmni Grima was walking past the now run down church and heard a voice asking her to recite three Hail Marys'. Over the following years miracles were attributed to the grace of Our Lady of The Assumption to whom the church was dedicated. The works for the new church began on 30 May 1922 on the initiative of the church's rector Monsignor Ġużepp Portelli and was consecrated on 31 August 1932. It was built in a neo-romantic style. Inside the church there are 6 mosaics, 76 coloured windows and many ex-voto. The bell tower is 61 metres high.
Pope John Paul II celebrated mass on the parvise of the shrine during his visit to the island of Gozo on 26 May 1990. On 18 April 2010, when visiting Malta, Pope Benedict XVI donated and placed a Golden Rose in front of the devotional image of Our Lady Of Ta' Pinu which was brought over from Gozo to Malta for this special occasion. The Pope invited everybody to "Pray to Her Under the Title Queen of the Family" The church building is listed on the National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands.
Koivumäen honka. This tree started growing in 1620. So it will achieve the respectable age of 400 years in the same year when I'll retire.
"Toista peninkulmaa Kuopiosta itään päin Riistavedellä Koivumäellä on petäjä, jonka pituus on 17 syltä ja paksuus juuresta yhden metrin. Kauas näkyy, peninkulmien päähän, tuo korkealla mäellä pienten vesojen keskellä seisova korven kuningas...Kun honka on luonnonihanan seudun ympäröimä, niin sopisi matkailijan, joka tahtoisi tutustua vielä esi-isiemme suuruuksiin, pistäytyä hongan juurella panemassa tupakka.” Näin kirjoitti jo 6.5.1901 Uusi Savo lehti.
Is the smallest pine tree species here on the Alps, reaching hardly 2m of height. Its flexible branches are so strong that they can face large avalanches.
In Friulian language we call il "alaz" while the Ladin speakers call il "baranc".
Research Institute Botanical garden National Research Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod
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НИИ Ботанический сад национального исследовательского Нижегородского государственного университета им. Н. И. Лобачевского.
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Habitat and Suillus mushroom at 8500 Ft Grove Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii.
November 06, 2014
"Pinus strobus, 2015, [Eastern White Pine], PYE-nus STROE-buss, 60x30 ft Large Conifer, Black Walnut Sensitive., Z3, Blue green needles, Bloom Month --, In Bed D2 for 18.6 years
Bought many 2 ft seedings from Coldwater Farms. Have 6 or so along the driveway. White pines grow well in Michigan. The eastern white pine could be the tallest tree in eastern North America (230 ft). Mine are 20 ft. or so after 15 years. There are manys interesting white pine cultivars.
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Belgium.
National Botanic Garden.
Pinus wallichiana is a coniferous evergreen tree native to the Himalaya, Karakoram and Hindu Kush mountains, from eastern Afghanistan east across northern Pakistan and India to Yunnan in southwest China. It grows in mountain valleys at altitudes of 1800–4300 m (rarely as low as 1200 m), between 30 m and 50 m in height. It favours a temperate climate with dry winters and wet summers.
Butan Pine (Pinaceae) - Image by Tony Mundell.
The genus Pinus (Pines) has leaves (needles) which have shoots with bunches of 2, 3, or 5 leaves, each bunch enclosed in a sheath of papery bracts. The number of needles helps identification, but occasionally there are bunches with a nonstandard number of leaves, so several shoots need to be examined. Cones are mostly more or less egg-shaped (ovoid) with hard, woody scales.
The leaves of P. wallichiana are in bunches of 5 and are 8-20cm and drooping; cones are up to 25cm long, scale tips straight or slightly out-curving at base of cone.
Pine tree resin, a.k.a. ''amber''. A million years later, these will have made a nice necklace or earrings for our grand ***** daughters :-)
Pinus thunbergii (Japanese black pine)
Bonsai at Maui County Fair Kahului, Maui, Hawaii.
October 03, 2009
Pinus sabiniana, is one of five types of pine trees we see in the Sierra Nevada. It is also known as foothill pine, ghost pine, bull pine, and nut pine. The name Digger Pine supposedly came from the observation that the Paiute foraged for its seeds by digging around the base of the tree, although it is more likely that the term was first applied to the people; "Digger Indians" was in common use in California literature from the 1800s. The historically more common name Digger Pine is still in widespread use. The Jepson Manual advises avoiding the use of this name as the term "digger" is pejorative in origin. I personally like the name ghost pine because of the distinctive shape and color of these trees.
Pinus sabiniana grows at elevations between sea level and 4,000 feet (1,200 m), It grows in rocky soil under dry conditions. It commonly occurs in association with Quercus douglasii,] and "Oak/Foothill Pine vegetation" is used as a description of a type of habitat characteristic within the California chaparral and woodlands ecoregion in California, providing a sparse overstory above a canopy of the oak woodland. It is found throughout the: Sierra Nevada and Coast Ranges foothills that ring the Central, San Joaquin and interior valleys; the Transverse and Peninsular Ranges; and Mojave Desert sky islands.
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Lots of these little birds here this winter. There were over one hundred in a twittering flock that has been here for about a week. I haven't seen any around for quite a few seasons.
They empty out a bird feeder pretty quickly.
Pinus pinaster (Maritime pine, cluster pine)
Leaf bundle at Hosmers Grove Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii.
May 15, 2001