Also known as P. oaxacana.
Note the long (20-30mm) sheaths binding the needles in fascicles.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Pinus pseudostrobus var. apulcensis - False White Pine
Pinus pseudostrobus var. apulcensis: Pinus is the Latin name for P. pinea; pseudostrobus for its similarity to P. strobus; apulcensis, meaning 'from Apulco,' where it was first collected.
Also known as P. oaxacana.
Elegant tree 40-50 meters tall with a round to cylindrical dome. Numerous thin, gently rising branches are clothed with drooping foliage at the tips.
Dark yellow-green to bright green to glaucous blue-green needles are 20-40cm long and bundled in fascicles of 4 or 5.
Seed cones are 10-15 cm long. Seed scales have a long, up-turned claw-like umbo sometimes tipped with a small, fragile prickle.
Note the long (20-30mm) sheaths binding the needles in fascicles.
Smooth gray to reddish brown bark becomes platy with maturity.
Also known as P. oaxacana.
Note the long (20-30mm) sheaths binding the needles in fascicles.
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Very interesting the cones from this pine. Here in my country this pine grows naturally but its scales aren't as long as these but still they are much longer than the var. pseudostrobus
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