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A place called Arvengarten, what means "garden of swiss stone pines", at the foot of the Eiger, Bernese Oberland with great view towards the Wetterhorn
I keep struggling to actually capture in a photo the organic chaos that surrounds visitors in the ancient pine forest of Tamangur. This one comes closer than most other attempts.
God Tamangur, Val S-charl
Well, not exactly...
Even though you might confuse those as stones whose shells can be cracked open to reveal pine nuts, those are the edible fruits of the "Swiss stone pine" (Pinus cembra).
They are a bit rounder than the pine nuts, but can be enjoyed like those latter, in salad, pesto or as a healthy snack.
Zedernkerne haben nichts mit dem Zeder zu tun... Sie sind die Früchte der Zirbelkiefer, der in den Alpen und in den Karpaten zu Hause ist. Wer noch mehr Verwirrung mag, kann sich noch merken, dass die auch russische Pinienkerne genannt werden.
Wie die Pinienkerne, sind die Zirbelkerne extrem gesund und schmecken hervorragend, mit einem leichten harzigen Geschmack.
Bien qu'ils ressemblent à des pignons de pin, les "pignons de cèdre" sont plus petits et plus ronds que ceux-ci. Ils ont leur propre goût et un arôme très particulier. Ils proviennent des cônes du pin parasol (Pinus Cembra), qui du point de vue botanique n'a rien à voir avec le cèdre.
Sometimes you have to look back even when the goal (the lake) lies straight ahead of you. This tree might have seen its first light, when the years were still counted in three digits.
At an altitude of 6000 ft trees are growing very slowly (sometimes the thickness of the trunks only grows around 5 inches per 100 years) and this fellow could easily have an age of 1000 or more!
Manchmal muss man auch wieder mal zurückblicken, auch wenn das Ziel, der See, direkt vor der Nase liegt. Dieser Baum hat vielleicht das erste Licht seines Lebens erblickt, als die Jahreszahlen noch dreistellig waren.
Auf einer Höhe von 1800 m wachsen die Bäume sehr langsam - teilweise wächst der Stamm im Durchmesser nur um die 12 cm in 100 Jahren. Kann durchaus sein, dass dieser Kerl hier 1000 Lenze zählt!
Pine cone top of a Roman tomb. Augsburg was founded in 15 BC by Romans as a garrison town, which around 120 AD became the capital of the province Raetia. Due to a 400-year affiliation with the Roman Empire Augsburg is very rich in archaeological finds of the Roman era.
The pine cone (German: Zirbelnuss or Pyr) used to be a symbol of immortality, but it also was the standard of the Roman legion that conquered the region in 15 BC. It later became a model of the city's coat of arms.
Today it also adorns the FC Augsburg players' breast, because it's part of the club's logo.
After very mild winter we get our first cold weather (-20C) then a sprinkle of snow. The Swiss Stone Pine (Pinus cembra 'Algonquin Pilla'), Alberta Spruce; Rhododendron and Lavender are likely enjoying the blanket of snow.
Catching the beautiful colors of a typical Engadin autumn morning while on my way to work: Steel blue sky, a calm lake topped by some evaporation fog and golden Swiss pines leading to a beautiful contrast.
The scnenery was actually so stunning that I got to work way too late. But I think it was well worth it!
The new Swiss Stone Pine (Pinus cembra 'Algonquin Pilla') planted last fall is doing well (left background behind Alberta Spruce). The Japanese Iris (back fence) are budding but not yet in flower. The Wisteria (Japanese) is growing but not flowering. The lavender along path is nearly ready to flower.
Pinus cembra 'Wycoff's Compact' (¿Wycoff) 2019 photo - Common Name: Swiss stone pine, Size at 10 years: 6x4ft., Blue Green, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed HR-U for 9.8 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 2010.
ACS: Pinus cembra 'Compacta Glauca' is a compact, upright-conical selection of Arolla pine with short, thick semi-fastigiate branches and fluffy, Blue-green-white needles. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 7.5 feet (2.5 m) tall and 4.5 feet (1.5 m) wide, an annual growth rate of 10 inches (25 cm).
No specific info on Wycoff's Compact.
Location: Michigan State University, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, MI. Harper Collection of Rare & Dwarf Conifers. 42°01'48.8"N 84°06'45.0"W
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The Japanese Iris bloomed on Canada Day (July 1). The new pine in the upper left is a Algonquin Pillar Swiss Stone Pine that replaced the defunct European Birch. The Wisteria (on back fence) is thriving but not flowering.
Pinus cembra 'Twister', 2019 photo, Common Name: Swiss stone pine, Size: #Conifer, Medium Green, USDA Hardiness Zone 4-7, Michigan Bloom Month x, In Garden Bed HR-D for 11.1 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 2008.
Missouri Botanical Garden: Pinus cembra, commonly called Swiss stone pine or arolla pine, is native to mountain areas in central Europe from the Alps to the Carpathians. It is a slow-growing, medium-sized pine with a narrow pyramidal shape in its youth, gradually becoming rounded and more open as it matures. It typically grows 30-40’ tall in cultivation, but will grow to 100’ tall in the wild in its native habitat. Soft, dark green to blue green needles (2-5” long) with white stomatic lines appear in bundles of five. Short-stalked, oblong cones (to 2.5” long) are greenish purple when young, maturing to purplish-brown. Cones never open. Cone seeds are edible. The pine nuts consumed as food in Europe primarily come from the stone pines, namely, this species and P. pinea (Italian stone pine).
MSU Hidden Lake Gardens, Harper Collection of Rare & Dwarf Conifers
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Pinus cembra 'Twister', 2019 photo, Common Name: Swiss stone pine, Size: #Conifer, Medium Green, USDA Hardiness Zone 4-7, Michigan Bloom Month x, In Garden Bed HR-D for 11.1 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 2008.
Missouri Botanical Garden: Pinus cembra, commonly called Swiss stone pine or arolla pine, is native to mountain areas in central Europe from the Alps to the Carpathians. It is a slow-growing, medium-sized pine with a narrow pyramidal shape in its youth, gradually becoming rounded and more open as it matures. It typically grows 30-40’ tall in cultivation, but will grow to 100’ tall in the wild in its native habitat. Soft, dark green to blue green needles (2-5” long) with white stomatic lines appear in bundles of five. Short-stalked, oblong cones (to 2.5” long) are greenish purple when young, maturing to purplish-brown. Cones never open. Cone seeds are edible. The pine nuts consumed as food in Europe primarily come from the stone pines, namely, this species and P. pinea (Italian stone pine).
MSU Hidden Lake Gardens, Harper Collection of Rare & Dwarf Conifers
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Pinus cembra 'Twister', 2019 photo, Common Name: Swiss stone pine, Size: #Conifer, Medium Green, USDA Hardiness Zone 4-7, Michigan Bloom Month x, In Garden Bed HR-D for 11.1 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 2008.
Missouri Botanical Garden: Pinus cembra, commonly called Swiss stone pine or arolla pine, is native to mountain areas in central Europe from the Alps to the Carpathians. It is a slow-growing, medium-sized pine with a narrow pyramidal shape in its youth, gradually becoming rounded and more open as it matures. It typically grows 30-40’ tall in cultivation, but will grow to 100’ tall in the wild in its native habitat. Soft, dark green to blue green needles (2-5” long) with white stomatic lines appear in bundles of five. Short-stalked, oblong cones (to 2.5” long) are greenish purple when young, maturing to purplish-brown. Cones never open. Cone seeds are edible. The pine nuts consumed as food in Europe primarily come from the stone pines, namely, this species and P. pinea (Italian stone pine).
MSU Hidden Lake Gardens, Harper Collection of Rare & Dwarf Conifers
#Pinus #Swissstonepine
Pinus cembra 'Wycoff's Compact' (¿Wycoff) 2019 photo - Common Name: Swiss stone pine, Size at 10 years: 6x4ft., Blue Green, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed HR-U for 9.8 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 2010.
ACS: Pinus cembra 'Compacta Glauca' is a compact, upright-conical selection of Arolla pine with short, thick semi-fastigiate branches and fluffy, Blue-green-white needles. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 7.5 feet (2.5 m) tall and 4.5 feet (1.5 m) wide, an annual growth rate of 10 inches (25 cm).
No specific info on Wycoff's Compact.
Location: Michigan State University, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, MI. Harper Collection of Rare & Dwarf Conifers. 42°01'48.8"N 84°06'45.0"W
pruh-nuhn-see-ey-shuh n: PYE-nus SIM-bruh
#Pinus #Swissstonepine
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Pinus cembra 'Compacta Glauca', 2019 photo, Common Name: Swiss stone pine, Size: 8x5ft., blue-green-white needles, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed HR-F for 38.1 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 1981.
American Conifer Society: Pinus cembra ‘Compacta Glauca’ is a compact, upright-conical selection of Arolla pine with short, thick semi-fastigiate branches and fluffy, blue-green-white needles. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 7.5 feet (2.5 m) tall and 4.5 feet (1.5 m) wide, an annual growth rate of 10 inches (25 cm).
This cultivar originated as a seedling selected around 1930 by C. Frets & Son Nursery, Boskoop, The Netherlands. In the Latin language, “compacta glauca” translates into “compact blue.”
Location: Michigan State University, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, MI. Harper Collection of Rare & Dwarf Conifers. One of the original conifers of the Harper Collection.
#Pinus #Swissstonepine
Pinus cembra 'Compacta Glauca', 2019 photo, Common Name: Swiss stone pine, Size: 8x5ft., blue-green-white needles, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed HR-F for 38.1 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 1981.
American Conifer Society: Pinus cembra ‘Compacta Glauca’ is a compact, upright-conical selection of Arolla pine with short, thick semi-fastigiate branches and fluffy, blue-green-white needles. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 7.5 feet (2.5 m) tall and 4.5 feet (1.5 m) wide, an annual growth rate of 10 inches (25 cm).
This cultivar originated as a seedling selected around 1930 by C. Frets & Son Nursery, Boskoop, The Netherlands. In the Latin language, “compacta glauca” translates into “compact blue.”
Location: Michigan State University, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, MI. Harper Collection of Rare & Dwarf Conifers. One of the original conifers of the Harper Collection.
#Pinus #Swissstonepine
Pinus cembra 'Wycoff's Compact' (¿Wycoff) 2019 photo - Common Name: Swiss stone pine, Size at 10 years: 6x4ft., Blue Green, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed HR-U for 9.8 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 2010.
ACS: Pinus cembra 'Compacta Glauca' is a compact, upright-conical selection of Arolla pine with short, thick semi-fastigiate branches and fluffy, Blue-green-white needles. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 7.5 feet (2.5 m) tall and 4.5 feet (1.5 m) wide, an annual growth rate of 10 inches (25 cm).
No specific info on Wycoff's Compact.
Location: Michigan State University, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, MI. Harper Collection of Rare & Dwarf Conifers. 42°01'48.8"N 84°06'45.0"W
pruh-nuhn-see-ey-shuh n: PYE-nus SIM-bruh
#Pinus #Swissstonepine
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Pinus cembra 'Compacta Glauca', 2019 photo, Common Name: Swiss stone pine, Size: 8x5ft., blue-green-white needles, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed HR-F for 38.1 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 1981.
American Conifer Society: Pinus cembra ‘Compacta Glauca’ is a compact, upright-conical selection of Arolla pine with short, thick semi-fastigiate branches and fluffy, blue-green-white needles. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 7.5 feet (2.5 m) tall and 4.5 feet (1.5 m) wide, an annual growth rate of 10 inches (25 cm).
This cultivar originated as a seedling selected around 1930 by C. Frets & Son Nursery, Boskoop, The Netherlands. In the Latin language, “compacta glauca” translates into “compact blue.”
Location: Michigan State University, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, MI. Harper Collection of Rare & Dwarf Conifers. One of the original conifers of the Harper Collection.
#Pinus #Swissstonepine
Pinus cembra 'Compacta Glauca', 2019 photo, Common Name: Swiss stone pine, Size: 8x5ft., blue-green-white needles, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed HR-F for 38.1 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 1981.
American Conifer Society: Pinus cembra ‘Compacta Glauca’ is a compact, upright-conical selection of Arolla pine with short, thick semi-fastigiate branches and fluffy, blue-green-white needles. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 7.5 feet (2.5 m) tall and 4.5 feet (1.5 m) wide, an annual growth rate of 10 inches (25 cm).
This cultivar originated as a seedling selected around 1930 by C. Frets & Son Nursery, Boskoop, The Netherlands. In the Latin language, “compacta glauca” translates into “compact blue.”
Location: Michigan State University, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, MI. Harper Collection of Rare & Dwarf Conifers. One of the original conifers of the Harper Collection.
#Pinus #Swissstonepine
Lägh da Cavloc in der Gemeinde Maloja mit einer starken Lärche (Larix decidua, links) und Arvenwald (Pinus cembra) auf 1910m.ü.M am 10.07.06. Der See liegt in der Landschaft von nationaler Bedeutung "Oberengadiner Seenlandschaft und Berninagruppe" (BLN 1908).
Pinus cembra 'Chalet' (Cold Hardy) 2019 photo - Common Name: Dwarf Swiss stone pine, Size at 10 years: 8x4ft., Clusters of soft-to-the-touch, blue-green needles with white undersides, USDA Hardiness Zone 3-7, In Garden Bed HR-J14 for 35.8 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 1984.
Missouri Botanical Garden: 'Chalet' is a dense, narrow conical form that typically grows to 5-8' tall and to 2-4' wide over the first 10 years, eventually maturing over time to 10-15' tall. Soft, blue-green needles are attractive year around.
Location: Michigan State University, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, MI. Harper Collection of Rare & Dwarf Conifers. 42°01'43.7"N 84°06'43.1"W
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Pinus cembra 'Glauca Nana', 2019 photo, Common Name: Swiss stone pine, Size: #Conifer, Blue Green, USDA Hardiness Zone 3, Michigan Bloom Month x, In Garden Bed HR-C for 14.1 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 2005.
Missouri Botanical Garden: 'Glauca' is a very rare cultivar with silvery-white needles (now extinct according to Krussmann) that was first identified in 1866. It is a slow-growing tree that matures over time to 12-20' tall. The origin of trees sold in commerce today as 'Glauca' is unclear. 'Nana Glauca' and 'Nana Compacta' are also being sold.
MSU Hidden Lake Gardens, Harper Collection of Rare & Dwarf Conifers
#Pinus #Swissstonepine
Pinus cembra 'Chalet' (Cold Hardy) 2019 photo - Common Name: Dwarf Swiss stone pine, Size at 10 years: 8x4ft., Clusters of soft-to-the-touch, blue-green needles with white undersides, USDA Hardiness Zone 3-7, In Garden Bed HR-J14 for 35.8 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 1984.
Missouri Botanical Garden: 'Chalet' is a dense, narrow conical form that typically grows to 5-8' tall and to 2-4' wide over the first 10 years, eventually maturing over time to 10-15' tall. Soft, blue-green needles are attractive year around.
Location: Michigan State University, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, MI. Harper Collection of Rare & Dwarf Conifers. 42°01'43.7"N 84°06'43.1"W
pruh-nuhn-see-ey-shuh n: PYE-nus SIM-bruh
#Pinus #Swissstonepine
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Pinus cembra 'Chalet' (Cold Hardy) 2019 photo - Common Name: Dwarf Swiss stone pine, Size at 10 years: 8x4ft., Clusters of soft-to-the-touch, blue-green needles with white undersides, USDA Hardiness Zone 3-7, In Garden Bed HR-J14 for 35.8 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 1984.
Missouri Botanical Garden: 'Chalet' is a dense, narrow conical form that typically grows to 5-8' tall and to 2-4' wide over the first 10 years, eventually maturing over time to 10-15' tall. Soft, blue-green needles are attractive year around.
Location: Michigan State University, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, MI. Harper Collection of Rare & Dwarf Conifers. 42°01'43.7"N 84°06'43.1"W
pruh-nuhn-see-ey-shuh n: PYE-nus SIM-bruh
#Pinus #Swissstonepine
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Pinus cembra 'Chalet' (Cold Hardy) 2019 photo - Common Name: Dwarf Swiss stone pine, Size at 10 years: 8x4ft., Clusters of soft-to-the-touch, blue-green needles with white undersides, USDA Hardiness Zone 3-7, In Garden Bed HR-J14 for 35.8 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 1984.
Missouri Botanical Garden: 'Chalet' is a dense, narrow conical form that typically grows to 5-8' tall and to 2-4' wide over the first 10 years, eventually maturing over time to 10-15' tall. Soft, blue-green needles are attractive year around.
Location: Michigan State University, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, MI. Harper Collection of Rare & Dwarf Conifers. 42°01'43.7"N 84°06'43.1"W
pruh-nuhn-see-ey-shuh n: PYE-nus SIM-bruh
#Pinus #Swissstonepine
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Pinus cembra 'Glauca Nana', 2019 photo, Common Name: Swiss stone pine, Size: #Conifer, Blue Green, USDA Hardiness Zone 3, Michigan Bloom Month x, In Garden Bed HR-C for 14.1 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 2005.
Missouri Botanical Garden: 'Glauca' is a very rare cultivar with silvery-white needles (now extinct according to Krussmann) that was first identified in 1866. It is a slow-growing tree that matures over time to 12-20' tall. The origin of trees sold in commerce today as 'Glauca' is unclear. 'Nana Glauca' and 'Nana Compacta' are also being sold.
MSU Hidden Lake Gardens, Harper Collection of Rare & Dwarf Conifers
#Pinus #Swissstonepine
Pinus cembra 'Glauca Nana', 2019 photo, Common Name: Swiss stone pine, Size: #Conifer, Blue Green, USDA Hardiness Zone 3, Michigan Bloom Month x, In Garden Bed HR-C for 14.1 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 2005.
Missouri Botanical Garden: 'Glauca' is a very rare cultivar with silvery-white needles (now extinct according to Krussmann) that was first identified in 1866. It is a slow-growing tree that matures over time to 12-20' tall. The origin of trees sold in commerce today as 'Glauca' is unclear. 'Nana Glauca' and 'Nana Compacta' are also being sold.
MSU Hidden Lake Gardens, Harper Collection of Rare & Dwarf Conifers
#Pinus #Swissstonepine
Male flowers and cones of Arolla or Swiss stone pine (Pinus cembra 'Pygmaea'), mid March. As the name 'Pygmaea' suggests, this is a compact, dwarf or pygmy variety.
Pinus cembra 'Pygmaea' (European Heirloom, 1855) 2019 photo - Common Name: Dwarf Swiss stone pine, Size at 10 years: 2x1ft., thin, outspread to drooping Blue-green needles, USDA Hardiness Zone 3, In Garden Bed HR-S for 16.8 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 2003.
ACS: Pinus cembra 'Pygmaea' is a slow growing dwarf selection of Swiss Stone pine with a beehive-shaped, broadly conical structure, dense short branches, and very thin, outspread to drooping Blue-green needles that grow to uneven lengths. After 10 years, a mature specimen may reach 16 inches (40 cm) in height, implying a growth rate of 1 to 2 inches (2.5 - 5 cm) per year.
This is a very old cultivar in the nursery trade, being first recorded by Élie-Abel Carrière in 1855 and has been widely planted in European gardens. Its origin has been completely confused with that of the similar Pinus pumila 'Pygmaea.' In his book, Manual of Cultivated Conifers, Gerd Krüssmann suggests that the true cultivar may be lost to cultivation. The reader should note that the rather vigorous plant widely grown in North America may be a different cultivar entirely.
Location: Michigan State University, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, MI. Harper Collection of Rare & Dwarf Conifers
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#Pinus #Swissstonepine
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Pinus cembra 'Glauca Nana', 2019 photo, Common Name: Swiss stone pine, Size: #Conifer, Blue Green, USDA Hardiness Zone 3, Michigan Bloom Month x, In Garden Bed HR-C for 14.1 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 2005.
Missouri Botanical Garden: 'Glauca' is a very rare cultivar with silvery-white needles (now extinct according to Krussmann) that was first identified in 1866. It is a slow-growing tree that matures over time to 12-20' tall. The origin of trees sold in commerce today as 'Glauca' is unclear. 'Nana Glauca' and 'Nana Compacta' are also being sold.
MSU Hidden Lake Gardens, Harper Collection of Rare & Dwarf Conifers
#Pinus #Swissstonepine
Pinus cembra 'Pygmaea' (European Heirloom, 1855) 2019 photo - Common Name: Dwarf Swiss stone pine, Size at 10 years: 2x1ft., thin, outspread to drooping Blue-green needles, USDA Hardiness Zone 3, In Garden Bed HR-S for 16.8 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 2003.
ACS: Pinus cembra 'Pygmaea' is a slow growing dwarf selection of Swiss Stone pine with a beehive-shaped, broadly conical structure, dense short branches, and very thin, outspread to drooping Blue-green needles that grow to uneven lengths. After 10 years, a mature specimen may reach 16 inches (40 cm) in height, implying a growth rate of 1 to 2 inches (2.5 - 5 cm) per year.
This is a very old cultivar in the nursery trade, being first recorded by Élie-Abel Carrière in 1855 and has been widely planted in European gardens. Its origin has been completely confused with that of the similar Pinus pumila 'Pygmaea.' In his book, Manual of Cultivated Conifers, Gerd Krüssmann suggests that the true cultivar may be lost to cultivation. The reader should note that the rather vigorous plant widely grown in North America may be a different cultivar entirely.
Location: Michigan State University, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, MI. Harper Collection of Rare & Dwarf Conifers
pruh-nuhn-see-ey-shuh n: PYE-nus SIM-bruh
#Pinus #Swissstonepine
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Pinus cembra 'Silver Sheen', 2019 photo, Common Name: Swiss stone pine, Size: 20x15ft, blue-green needles with a silver sheen. , USDA Hardiness Zone 3, In Garden Bed HR-F for 38.1 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 1981.
Iseli Nursery: The full, open habit of Pinus cembra ‘Silver Sheen’ distinguishes this Swiss Stone Pine as the largest of those we grow. Like other cembras, it produces long, two-toned needles that twist and weave together, forming bushy, blue-green branches with a “silver sheen.” The beautiful, extremely hardy tree needs little pruning to stay in scale and makes a vastly superior alternative for Pinus flexilis ‘Vanderwolf’s Pyramid’. Deserving of greater use, it resists pests and disease, grows slowly and produces year-round beauty in many landscape positions.
Location: Michigan State University, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, MI. Harper Collection of Rare & Dwarf Conifers
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Pinus cembra 'Aristocrat' (Andy Duvall, MI) 2020 photo - Common Name: Swiss stone pine, Size at 10 years: 6x4ft., Blue green, USDA Hardiness Zone 2, In Garden Bed HR-VC4 for 7.9 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 2012.
Columnar form of Swiss Stone pine. Beautiful upright blue foliage. USDA zone 2.
ACS: Andy Duvall's most famous were Pinus strobus 'Squiggles' and Pinus strobus ‘Wiggles'...
Some of Andy’s other popular plant introductions include: Pinus strobus ‘Beal’s Starry Night’, Tsuga canadensis ‘Nessie’, Pinus cembra ‘Aristocrat’, Pinus strobiformis ‘Marshall Gulch’, Picea abies ‘Carol’s Broom’, and Cupressus nootkatensis 'Bridal Veil'.
Location: Michigan State University, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, MI. 42°01'47.7"N 84°06'37.1"W
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Pinus cembra 'Aristocrat' (Andy Duvall, MI) 2020 photo - Common Name: Swiss stone pine, Size at 10 years: 6x4ft., Blue green, USDA Hardiness Zone 2, In Garden Bed HR-VC4 for 7.9 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 2012.
Columnar form of Swiss Stone pine. Beautiful upright blue foliage. USDA zone 2.
ACS: Andy Duvall's most famous were Pinus strobus 'Squiggles' and Pinus strobus ‘Wiggles'...
Some of Andy’s other popular plant introductions include: Pinus strobus ‘Beal’s Starry Night’, Tsuga canadensis ‘Nessie’, Pinus cembra ‘Aristocrat’, Pinus strobiformis ‘Marshall Gulch’, Picea abies ‘Carol’s Broom’, and Cupressus nootkatensis 'Bridal Veil'.
Location: Michigan State University, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, MI. 42°01'47.7"N 84°06'37.1"W
pruh-nuhn-see-ey-shuh n: PYE-nus SIM-bruh
#Pinus #Swissstonepine
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Pinus cembra 'Aristocrat' (Andy Duvall, MI) 2020 photo - Common Name: Swiss stone pine, Size at 10 years: 6x4ft., Blue green, USDA Hardiness Zone 2, In Garden Bed HR-VC4 for 7.9 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 2012.
Columnar form of Swiss Stone pine. Beautiful upright blue foliage. USDA zone 2.
ACS: Andy Duvall's most famous were Pinus strobus 'Squiggles' and Pinus strobus ‘Wiggles'...
Some of Andy’s other popular plant introductions include: Pinus strobus ‘Beal’s Starry Night’, Tsuga canadensis ‘Nessie’, Pinus cembra ‘Aristocrat’, Pinus strobiformis ‘Marshall Gulch’, Picea abies ‘Carol’s Broom’, and Cupressus nootkatensis 'Bridal Veil'.
Location: Michigan State University, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, MI. 42°01'47.7"N 84°06'37.1"W
pruh-nuhn-see-ey-shuh n: PYE-nus SIM-bruh
#Pinus #Swissstonepine
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%B001'47.7%22N+84%C2%B006'...
Other plants in Garden HR-VC4: www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=50697352%40N00&sort=da...
Pinus cembra 'Aristocrat' (Andy Duvall, MI) 2020 photo - Common Name: Swiss stone pine, Size at 10 years: 6x4ft., Blue green, USDA Hardiness Zone 2, In Garden Bed HR-VC4 for 7.9 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 2012.
Columnar form of Swiss Stone pine. Beautiful upright blue foliage. USDA zone 2.
ACS: Andy Duvall's most famous were Pinus strobus 'Squiggles' and Pinus strobus ‘Wiggles'...
Some of Andy’s other popular plant introductions include: Pinus strobus ‘Beal’s Starry Night’, Tsuga canadensis ‘Nessie’, Pinus cembra ‘Aristocrat’, Pinus strobiformis ‘Marshall Gulch’, Picea abies ‘Carol’s Broom’, and Cupressus nootkatensis 'Bridal Veil'.
Location: Michigan State University, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, MI. 42°01'47.7"N 84°06'37.1"W
pruh-nuhn-see-ey-shuh n: PYE-nus SIM-bruh
#Pinus #Swissstonepine
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%B001'47.7%22N+84%C2%B006'...
Other plants in Garden HR-VC4: www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=50697352%40N00&sort=da...