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Tree or Conifer
Bushy
old H4 (hardy)
Pale Yellow in Spring
Dark Green in Autumn, Spring, Summer and Winter
Dark Brown in Autumn
Dark Brown in
Higher than 12 metres
4-8 metres
20-50 years
western yellow pine
Pinaceae
Pinus can be shrubs or large, evergreen trees, some species with attractive bark, developing an irregular outline with age and bearing long needle-like leaves in bundles of 2, 3 or 5; conspicuous cones may fall or remain on the tree for years
P. ponderosa is an evergreen conifer making a large tree with handsome, scaly brown bark. Needles dark green, to 25cm in length, mostly clustered at branch ends. Cones about 15cm in length
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Grow in any well-drained soil. Good in coastal area and sandy soils
Propagate by seed sown in containers in a cold frame in spring
Architectural, Coastal or Cottage/Informal Garden
No pruning required
May be attacked by adelgids, conifer aphid species, sawfly and pine shoot moth
May be subject to various needle cast diseases
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