This is the last great unit of semidesert pines and extremely drought tolerant cultivars, selected in the last years.

Pines

Pinus aristata FeelmyageÂ

Published 2010 Mesterházy in the Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0

Breeder/Found 1998 Hódi Tóth József HU from seed of SheffieldÂs Seed, USA

Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN

Description Brother of /Szálka/. Very slow growing, juvenile needles like a leaf of grasses, thin, blueish-bloomy such a long time.

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Pinus aristata ÂFeelmyageÂ

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Pinus aristata ÂSzálkaÂ

Published 2010 Mesterházy in the Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0

Breeder/Found 1998 Hódi Tóth József HUN from seed of SheffieldÂs Seed, USA

Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN

Description Selection from seed of living area. Very slow growing, smaller than 1 m high in 10 years old. Short, massive, slighty curved, bright deep green needles, big red-brown buds. All endured.

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Pinus aristata ÂSzálkaÂ

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Photo author me in the Arizonica Arboretum HUN

Pinus aristata ÂSzálkaÂ

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Pinus coulteri ÂMakkosÂ

Published 2010 Mesterházy in the Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0

Breeder/Found 2005 Debreczy Zsolt & Rácz István HUN 35 years old seedling from Australia.

Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN

Description As tall as wide, big cappuccino brown cones, 30 cm long blueish deepgreen needles, robust branchlets and 3-5 cm reddy buds, tolerates chalky soil, droughts and hardy in z6.

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Pinus coulteri ÂMakkosÂ

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Pinus coulteri ÂMariaÂ

Published 2010 Mesterházy in the Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0

Breeder/Found 2005 Debreczy Zsolt & Rácz István HUN 35 years old seedling from Australia.

Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN

Description As tall as wide, big cappuccino brown cones, 30 cm long deepgreen needles, robust branchlets and 3-5 cm reddy buds, tolerates chalky soil, droughts and hardy in z6. Apophysis on the cones are much shorter.

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Pinus coulteri ÂMariaÂ

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Pinus gerardiana ÂYogiÂ

Published 2010 Mesterházy in the Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0

Breeder/Found 2000 Liptai István HUN from seed of Forest Service of India

Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN

Description Rigid, straight, deep green / bloomy-blueish needles, straight lateral heads, bark a long time smooth, grey, later like a Platanus. Very persistant, drought tolerant. Z6

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Pinus gerardiana ÂYogiÂ

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Pinus gerardiana ÂYogiÂ

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Pinus glabra ÂWoodlandÂ

Published 2010 Mesterházy in the Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0

Breeder/Found Hódi Tóth József HUN

Debreczy Zsolt HUN bought as a young seedling from Woodland Nursery, USA

Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN

Description Mediterrain touch, reminds P. halepensis. Bright green needles, bark like P. bungeana or P. gerardiana. Very drought tolerant, in one season three growth as well. Irregular habit, bizarre, cheerful. Z6-7

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Pinus glabra ÂWoodlandÂ

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Pinus greggii ÂMexÂ

Published 2010 Mesterházy in the Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0

Breeder/Found 1996 Hódi Tóth József HUN from seed collected by Debreczy Zsolt & Rácz István in Central- Mexico 1994

Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN

Description Irregular, conical habit, fast growing. Very drought tolerant, in one season three growth as well. Middle needles, rigid, straight, lively green, bright. The axis of sprouts blueish. Bark in youth smooth, grey. Full hardy. Z6

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Pinus greggii ÂMexÂ

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Pinus nigra ÂDuciÂ

Published 2010 Mesterházy in the Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0

Breeder/Found 2009 Mesterházy Zsolt near the cemetery of Pécs HUN

Introduced 2010 Mesterházy Pinetum HUN

Description Slow growing dark green broad column, with some stomack

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Pinus nigra ÂDuci (middle)

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Pinus nigra ÂGreenjoyÂ

Published 2010 Mesterházy in the Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0

Breeder/Found 2005 Hódi Tóth József HUN from sport of a plant living in Beysehir, TUR

Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN

Description Curved upright lateral heads, strongly separated seasonal growth /adding a storey/ and wreath of needles formed a wristband around the axis. Lively green colour. Specialty.

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Pinus nigra ÂGreenjoyÂ

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Pinus nigra ÂIrmasanÂ

Published 2010 Mesterházy in the Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0

Breeder/Found 2005 Hódi Tóth József HUN from sport of a plant living on Irmasan Gecidi, 1600 m, Toros Mts., TUR

Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN

Description In living area shrub-like, dense, without leading stem growing plant. Relatively short needles, lively green, bright, straight, dense branches. Twigs thin, flexible, lively red. Scarsely remain a Pinus nigra.

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Pinus nigra ÂIrmasanÂ

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Pinus nigra ÂIsaszegÂ

Published 2010 Mesterházy in the Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0

Breeder/Found 1980 Kiss Balázs found in Isaszeg HUN of seed

Introduced 1984 Kiss Balázs Nursery, Pilismarót HUN

Description A slow growing seedling dwarf with a dense habit, looks like a mushroom. Grows very slowly, remains on a dwarfy Pinus pinea.

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Pinus nigra ÂIsaszegÂ

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Pinus nigra ÂIsaszegÂ

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Pinus nigra ÂPondenigraÂ

Published 2010 Mesterházy in the Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0

Breeder/Found 2006 Hódi Tóth József HUN from sport of a plant living in a garden, Budakeszi, HUN

Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN

Description Broad, flated conical habit, trunk massive, bark grey, deep framed. Needles mat deep green, slighty curved, stout, much long likely a Pinus ponderosa /20-30 cm/. Buds big, stubby,

resinous. Drought tolerant and hardy, great ecological- and aesthetic worth.

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Pinus nigra ÂPondenigraÂ

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Pinus nigra ÂPricklyÂ

Published 2010 Mesterházy in the Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0

Breeder/Found 2005 Hódi Tóth József HUN from sport of a plant living in Beysehir, TUR

Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN

Description Rigid, short, lively green, straight needles, likely a green stings. Saesonal sprouts short, stiff, massive. Foliage dense, bizarre. Slow growing.

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Pinus nigra ÂPricklyÂ

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Pinus nigra ÂSinfoniaÂ

Published 2010 Mesterházy in the Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0

Breeder/Found Józsa Miklós, Szombathely HUN

Introduced Józsa Nursery HUN

Description Dense columnar habit selection.

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Pinus nigra ÂSinfoniaÂ

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Pinus nigra ÂSinfoniaÂ

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Pinus nigra ÂSzellõsÂ

Published 2010 Mesterházy in the Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0

Breeder/Found 2009 Mesterházy Zsolt HUN

Introduced 1987 Mesterházy Pinetum, Erdõtarcsa HUN

2011 Tóth Gyula Nursery Gödöllõ, HUN

Description A dwarf clone from the Czech Republik to Barabits, who gave it to Mesterházy in 1987. Has practically no side branchlets, seems like a candelaber on the streets.

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Pinus nigra ÂSzellõsÂ

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Pinus nigra ÂSzellõsÂ

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Pinus nigra ÂSzellõsÂ

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Pinus nigra ÂTowerÂ

Published 2010 Mesterházy in the Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0

Breeder/Found 2005 Hódi Tóth József HUN from sport of a plant living in a public park of Beysehir, TUR

Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN

Description Structure of branches likely an Abies, lateral heads curved upright, regular floors of saesonal growth. Broad conical habit, crown in adult also well arranged. Foliage lively green. Bizarre.

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Pinus nigra ÂTowerÂ

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Pinus nugra ÂVastagÂ

Published 2010 Mesterházy in the Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0

Breeder/Found 2009 Mesterházy Zsolt near the cemetery of Pécs HUN

Introduced 2010 Mesterházy Pinetum HUN, 2011 Tóth Gyula Nursery Gödöllõ, HUN

Description Grows higher and tighter, like his sister ÂDuciÂ

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Pinus nugra ÂVastagÂ

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Pinus parviflora ÂKoreaÂ

Published 2010 Mesterházy in the Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0

Breeder/Found 1997 Hódi Tóth József HUN from seed of a plant living in Cheobu-ri, Ullung-do, toward Senginbong 700 m , South Korea S-KOR /leg. Rick Lewandowski, Morris Arboretum, Philadelphia, USA/

Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN

Description A living evidence for a new discovery: Pinus parviflora lives also on the continent. The expedition of Morris Arboretum found in 1991 and gives a description. Needles less silverly strips, shorter, middle-green. Buds colour like a deer. Drought tolerant, hardy. Z6

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Pinus parviflora ÂKoreaÂ

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Pinus parviflora ÂKoreaÂ

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Pinus parviflora ÂPestÂ

Published 1995 Mesterházy Zsolt in the Conifer Treasury

Breeder/Found 1977 Czanik Sándor, Budapest HUN from JPN seed

Introduced Barabits E. HUN

Description A very quick growing clone. Not propagated.

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Pinus peuce ÂZartÂ

Published 2010 Mesterházy in the Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0

Breeder/Found Józsa Miklós, Szombathely HUN

Introduced Józsa Nursery HUN

Description Fastigiate seedling

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Pinus peuce ÂZartÂ

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Photo author me in a gardening exhibition in Szombathely, 2010

Pinus pinaster ÂBlondy ScrewÂ

Published 2010 Mesterházy in the Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0

Breeder/Found 2000 Hódi Tóth József from seed of a plant in Arboretum of Corvinus University, Budapest HUN

Introduced 2010 Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN

Description Broad conical habit, fast growing. Needles long, spreading, twisted and intense yellow-green. Z6, drought tolerant.

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Pinus pinaster ÂBlondy ScrewÂ

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Photo author me in the Arizonica Arboretum HUN

Pinus pinaster ÂBlondy ScrewÂ

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Pinus pinea ÂComebackÂ

Published 2010 Mesterházy in the Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0

Breeder/Found 1999 Hódi Tóth József HUN from seed of a plant in Botanical Garden of Buenos Aires, ARG

Introduced 2010 Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN

Description Broad cylindrical habit, normal growing. Particular heads strongly curved, nearly spiralish. Needles broad, twisted, dull deep green.

In hard winters could burn of winter sun, reflecting back of snow, as young. Z6

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Pinus pinea ÂComebackÂ

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Pinus pinea ÂComebackÂ

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Pinus pinea ÂHírösÂ

Published 2010 Mesterházy in the Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0

Breeder/Found Tóth Gyula, Gödöllõ HUN from sport of a plant living in Kecskemét, HUN

Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN, Tóth Gyula Nursery, Gödöllõ, HUN

Description Needles shorter, as usual, deep green, less bloomy as type, less curved. Seasonal sprouts massive, buds big. Persistent, approximately since 30 years lives in sandy soil, strong

radiational frost in winter. Z6, drought tolerant.

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Pinus pinea ÂHírösÂ

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Pinus pinea ÂHunniaÂ

Published 2010 Mesterházy in the Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0

Breeder/Found 2006 Hódi Tóth József HUN from sport of a plant living in a garden, Budapest, HUN

Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN

Description This one also lives since 30 years in Hungary. Never frost damage. Long, curved, certain bloomy needles, small buds.

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Pinus pinea ÂHunniaÂ

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Pinus pinea ÂRákócziÂ

Published 2010 Mesterházy in the Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0

Breeder/Found 2007 Hódi Tóth József HUN from sport of a plant living in a garden in Budapest, HUN / from seed of Istria, CRO

Introduced Arizonica Nursery, Csákvár, HUN

Description More than 20 years old plant, 5 m high, well shaped. Never got any frost damage. Needles longer as usual, curved, deeper green as type. Z6

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Pinus pinea ÂRákócziÂ

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Thank you for your attention, Friends, with the last colourful gift

Platycladus orientalis ÂLakatosÂ

Published 2010 Mesterházy in the Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0

Breeder/Found Lakatos László, Kál HUN

Introduced Gergely Nursery, Gödöllõ HUN

Description A superb goldie conical selection, which becomes in winter a creamy purple-bronze clothing. An incredible coloured beauty.

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Platycladus orientalis ÂLakatosÂ

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Photo author by courtesy of Gergely Nursery HUN

Platycladus orientalis ÂLakatosÂ

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