| Yellow Conifers in Colorado in early Feb -- el' 6500'
Dominant trees for area: scrub oak, Pinus ponderosa, scrub oak
Had a very mild January (only a trace of snow for the month), and hardly any obnoxious wind in Dec or Jan.
Did have a cold early December and plenty of early season snow. I think the cold has brought out the yellow color a little better this year.
Pinus virginiana 'Wates Golden'
notes: acquired locally, 10-12" annual growth (fast for CO), spectacular cones in Spring, lime green (summer) to yellow (winter) color.
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Pinus sylvestris 'Gold Coin'
note: acquired from greer gardens in spring 2009 (best tree in the batch, except for a large branch that was broken during shipping), turned yellow earlier than wates golden ... and seems to have better overall yellow color. A little bit of growth in first year, but not much (dwarf growth rate) ...
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'Wates Golden' - close ups
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#4 (below)
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'Gold Cone' - close ups
#6 (below)
#7 (below)
#8 (below)
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