can't grow any of these in the UK, they stay completly green !...so there you go Ken, things you can grow really well and I can't.

wow .... i dont know about growing them well .. they kinda take care of that themselves.. lol ..

whats your latitude blue???? i am really surprised that they dont yellow up... presuming lack of strong sun is the issue...

you grow densiflora without problem otherwise???

ken

Yes, it seems the summers are not hot enough here for the banded densifloras, the green forms are fine otherwise.

given a thousand years ....

and a lot of adult lubrication...

i would have NEVER contemplated heat as a variable in coloration ...

would you speculate that latitude or sun intensity is also in the equation???? i mean .. technically.. you guys are way up there ....

ken

The form of your specimen is striking, Ken.

Josh

Beautiful tree. How old is that one?

i got it in 2004 .... so 6 years here ....

and it couldnt have been more than 2 or 3 years past grafting ....

in fact here it is in 2005 and 2006

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Ken, not only are your plants beautiful, but your photography as well as your record keeping are both invaluable to the conifer society. As a fledgling collector, I salute you, GREAT work.

-Will

wow will ....

thats the nicest thing anyone has said to me in a long time ...

THANK YOU!!!!

ken

That's specifically the reason I came back to this thread today was to get photos for the ACS. These are the best photos I may have seen from you yet, Ken.

Thanks!

Dax

thanks dax... contact me directly with specs on what you need

ken

Ken, an old saying goes:

"Hard work is usually only noticed when it's not done"

Well, I try and notice when it is. Even though there are some prolific picture-posters on these great forums, you probably post more images than the rest.

Also lately you've posted some great pictures of your gardens and individual specimens. It's hard work and it IS noticed and appreciated by some.

-Will

Ken, where did your pics go? This thread is in the top 5 google hits when you search Pinus densiflora 'Burke's Red Variegated'âÂÂ.

Yeah Ken, update the topic!! This topic is still in the top 10 google search results and now there are no pics... It's all on you brother ;)

off to the robot championship of the world competition this morning.. First Robotics in waterford MI ... quite a spectacle... if you know anything about it ...

so i dont have time to hunt down the pix today.. saturday ...

i will try tomorrow ... depending on my robot hangover ...

ken

Here is a link that might be useful: if you are interested.. and bored out of your mind.. lol ... look further for actual match videos.. rather than the challenge animation ....

Those are some pretty sweet deflection skills. We already know you don't like your pics up for more than a day. I wouldn't want people to steal them either.

Ken,

Put the coffee cup down. lol

Take time to dig that old photo out so the rest of the crowd can enjoy it.

I actually worked in the garden yesterday. Planted two newbies.75 F. today and plants are showing signs of breaking bud but still several weeks off.

Dave

well?????

we won a GOLD MEDAL ... having been chosen as a valuable team mate to the eventual winners ...

HA!!!

ken

Congratulations! I can appreciate the importance of this, as our oldest son competed last week in the Regional Tech Skills Challenge. Now, may we see the pictures again, pretty please?!

We'll see you for the final four!

At least someone won something in MI!

apparently.. since this 2009 post... i renamed the files...

i loaded 28 pix into PBucket.. and they wont pop here ...

i will have to redo the post ... and i dont have time right now ... i can not see the pix.. so i dont know which go here.. so i may as well start over ...

so have some patience ......

ken

I'll try but I can't guarantee what you ask ;-)

Thanks for updating (when you find time to) I received a baby Burke' Red Variegated from my good friend Arktrees as a birth present for my daughter born last February. Looking forward to the pics of how it will look when she is old enough to hear the story :-)

Ken, we have a name for that... SLACKER!!!!
Just kidding. I also await the posting of the pics. ;-)

Sssshhhhh John, your hurting my reputation as a hard ass. :-)

Arktrees

DO NOT POST HERE ... GO TO THE LINK ..

LET THIS POST DIE ...

KEN

Here is a link that might be useful: link