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holidayelsie

flexilis? monticola? something else?

holidayelsie
11 years ago

Gave up trying to pay the water company to help me grow conifers in Denver area, and have moved to the Pacific Northwest, where I can borrow instead of own. This photo is at my bus-stop. What is this? Pinus monticola? Pinus flexilis? 5 needles per, and needles are 5-7 inches. Tree has a notable horizontal, and even weepy habit, but it should be said that it is near top of a hill with bay/harbor waters on two/three sides, so might not like windier days? Cones are 7 to 10 inches, and often skinny. The irrigation tube at the bottom of the photo baffles me too, as this is a coastal shot almost to Canadian border, and the tree is plenty old...what are they watering?

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