Ponderosa above the 49th

[ghues]

Hi Folks,
Actually this Ponderosa (Pinus ponderosa) came from below the 49th many years ago and now resides up here at the 50th parallel. It’s the only one in my collection and I think it struggles a little with the amount of rain we get up here (it probably needs to find a new home much further south).
The first photo shows it back in December 2013 and the second photo was taken yesterday.
Cheers Graham

 

[edprocoat]

It may do better down south, may be as far south as Ohio ? I am willing to take the chance, send it to me and we will see how it grows ...

ed

 

[jkd2572]

They do well in my area if you can smuggle it down here.

 

[wireme]

No need to go south, send 'er east! Ponderosas everywhere in interior British Columbia.

It's always funny to me how people refer to ponderosa and rmj as high elevation trees though, they're both valley bottom dwellers around here.

 

[dick benbow]

I can relate to what your saying. Seattle's not that far south and similar with more rain than sunshine. I think you've done a nice job with that tree, the needles have certainly reduced and it looks happy. I'm down to just one myself but it's one of my favorites....here's mine before
current design. was attracted to it's "goose neck" trunk.

 

[ghues]

Hi Dick,
I keep this fellow on a south facing wall and although I gave it plenty of fert. last fall, I have limited the H2O this spring and I think that helped reduce the needle length, however the growing season isn't over yet.
Cheers G