Island Torrey Pine

[Potawatomi13]

Americas rarest pine tree Torrey Pine has an even harder to find offshore island subspecies Pinus torreyana insularis. These are an exclusively SW California native. Please can anyone help me find or can you obtain seedlings or even a good cone or seeds of this tree? I've searched every way I can on the internet and phone including contacting several Cal nurseries and even the forest service with no luck. Please reply to my post or send a PM on this site. Thank you.

 

[CWTurner]

Do you know that the needles are up to 12" long on this species? Is this a bonsai project?
CW

 

[Potawatomi13]

No it's not.

 

[CWTurner]

sounds like a cool tree. Good luck

 

[ColinFraser]

My local botanic garden is working with both subspecies:
https://www.sbbg.org/conservation-research/research/current-research/tom-ledig
They also have several native plant sales throughout the year, though I don't know if these would be available. I'd get in touch with them . . .

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

Check Sheffield's Seed Co.

 

[Potawatomi13]

My local botanic garden is working with both subspecies:
https://www.sbbg.org/conservation-research/research/current-research/tom-ledig
They also have several native plant sales throughout the year, though I don't know if these would be available. I'd get in touch with them . . .

Many thanks Colin. I will contact them.

 

[Potawatomi13]

Check Sheffield's Seed Co.

Already checked Sheffields and Schumacher. Only the main species do they have.

 

[0soyoung]

@Potawatomi13, J.L. Hudson has Pinus Torreyana seeds.

 

[Potawatomi13]

@Potawatomi13, J.L. Hudson has Pinus Torreyana seeds.

Thank you but I am ONLY seeking to find ssp insularis. Torreyana is common as weeds by comparison.

 

[JoeR]

Curious why you desire them specifically so bad if you're not using them for bonsai?

 

[GGB]

A conifer collector?

 

[Potawatomi13]

For an Arboretum I plan on developing. Knowing that there are a lot of Cal folks on here it seems logical that at least one other is a fan of rare trees as well and will know.

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

Part of being rare, is well......... they are rare, so seed being easily available would contradict the "rare" designation. If you know of any California University doing research or restoration projects, or a chapter of Nature Conservancy working on the island, you might contact them, with your credentials as an Arboretum, they might cooperate with you on obtaining seed. You might just have to go there and collect seed yourself, if all else fails.

 

[Potawatomi13]

Part of being rare, is well......... they are rare, so seed being easily available would contradict the "rare" designation. If you know of any California University doing research or restoration projects, or a chapter of Nature Conservancy working on the island, you might contact them, with your credentials as an Arboretum, they might cooperate with you on obtaining seed. You might just have to go there and collect seed yourself, if all else fails.

If I knew these folks or places I would not have made this appeal. I'm frankly appalled how many comments I've got that are useless waste of space and no help at all.

 

[0soyoung]

If I knew these folks or places I would not have made this appeal. I'm frankly appalled how many comments I've got that are useless waste of space and no help at all.

Life is tough
Its tougher if you are stupid.

 

[Milesj88]

Theodore Payne foundation

 

[Potawatomi13]

Theodore Payne foundation

They know nothing to help. Thank you.