The Ubiquitous Scots Pine

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View attachment 148782 I love Scots Pine. I am trying to get some good starts in the ground to grow out for years. Here is one:
Mike Frary tells me that these trees occur naturally up where you are. You should look into collecting some of them. They are not natural natives but they are wildings or what is often called feral trees. Probably from the Christmas tree trade over the years.
 
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Mike Frary tells me that these trees occur naturally up where you are. You should look into collecting some of them. They are not natural natives but they are wildings or what is often called feral trees. Probably from the Christmas tree trade over the years.
Yes they have become "naturalilzed" around here if that is a word. There are "natural" Scots pines that are fully mature and all over around here. Finding interesting ones has been a challenge so I am collecting smaller ones with hopes to grow them out. If you look at enough European Scots Pine Yamadori my collected options up here for Scots or any other pine just arent as old and stunted. Finding good yamadori Pine in the Northeastern US is a challenge.
 

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Ontario is rife with scots pine, the woodlot owners association consider them a true invasive species. One of my first collected trees is a scots from Ontario. I will snap some pics of the few I have today.
 
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Dave Joyce gives good details in his book about Scots Pines. I am pretty sure they were his favorite tree.
 

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Here's 4 from my yard, 2 with grafted brevifolia(dwarf) foliage, and 2 collected. The larger collected tree is one of the first trees I brought out of the woods. With the dwarf I have been able to get the foliage ridiculously small, as Vance mentioned.20170610_185735.jpg 20170610_185809.jpg 20170610_185926.jpg 20170610_182653.jpg 20170610_181647.jpg
 

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I can't find them around me. I collected some this spring but then think I found out they are eastern red pines not scots. I also ordered some bare roots seedlings but those are a ways off from being anything to look at. So you make the post and I'll take 2 right off the rip
 

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Scots develop quickly, three years if all goes well you can have a decent plant to work with. I hope to get some new photos to post tomorrow.
 
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