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There seems to be 3 different species of pines in the plantation. Scots, an Oriental type, and a 3rd unknown! Around 80% of the Scots have had their buds eaten. Think it's a small rodent, as also found these little droppings amongst the needles below the buds (see in comments). Of the other 2 species, the Oriental had a few nibbled buds, but very little, and the unknown species appeared to be untouched! I would imagine that this would severely impede this year's growth on the Scots?? Anyone have an idea about the culprits? There must be a lot of them, as a huge amount of trees in quite a large area are affected!
As an aside, I also found it interesting that usually, I find most ladybirds nestled amongst the Scots buds, but there were more in the surrounding heather and on some of the Oriental pines, where I normally see very few. I guess this is down to the pine bud munchers disturbing the overwintering ladybirds, who've then sought other places to shelter!
Shawbury Heath - Shropshire
With 60 degree temps and no sign of snow, a few of us met at the Arb to take a few photos. Explored an area I seldom go to for photography. There some beautiful pine trees with these lovely pine cones.
National park Curonian Spit, Russia, Kaliningrad. January 2023.
Fujifilm GFX 50R, Helios 44m-7, Pano 5 shots
Pine Creek as it joins the Lewis River (just out of view to the right).
Photo taken at the confluence of Pine Creek and the Lewis River, just east of Swift Reservoir in Washington State (USA).
We don't usually see any pine trees in this area of Texas, so I was really happy to find this one growing in a church yard.
Adjective: Piney
Now these were so unpredictable as I discovered having sat up each night of our stay staying up until past midnight when of course the conditions for photography were dire.
There was rain and drizzle which all added to the challenge,
Some nights they did not turn up then on other days they would visit at 4am a fact my husband noted when he paid a bathroom visit
My husband when driving looked out for road kill that when he found it he picked it up and when we got back to our cottage he tied it to the long pine branch he had tied earlier to the railing I of our veranda.
When we had visits it included a one eared mum and three kits so they left an indelible memory and yes we have a few photographs as you can see, They were hard won .
Pines have acicular-shaped leaves, commonly called needles. Needles mostly occur in fascicles of 2 to 8, except Pinus monophylla, in which they usually occur singly. The fascicle sheath is comprised of bud scales which can be either deciduous or persistent.
The seed cone usually matures in 2 (rarely 3) years. It is comprised of woody cone scales with subtending bracts spirally arranged around a central axis. The exposed part of a closed cone is called the apophysis. The umbo is the protuberance on the apophysis. On some pines, the apophysis will be armed with a prickle. Seeds usually occur in pairs of 2 at the base of the cone scale and can be winged or wingless.