Pine effort - Dorothy - this is embarrassing

Ok, Dorothy,

this is from seed, maybe over 12 years, and still throwing out juvenile foliage.
A lumber tree, and very top dominant. Leaves are some 6 inches [ 15 cm ] long, but can reduce.
Out of desperation, I trimmed the needles, but most have already fallen off.
Soil is mostly silca builder's gravel sifted.
Growing is not the problem, getting mature needles is.

About 12 inches tall [ 31 cm ]

I took the time to move branches around a bit.
Feel free to comment or not, nay or yay.
Thanks.
Later.
Khaimraj

Hello!
Very cute!
Interesting to see the result of seed!
Really very beautiful!

Congratulations!

Greetings Khaimraj
Is that the pinus elliottii ?

Greetings and Salutations,

Gil_fuka - thank you very much for looking and taking the time to comment.

X, it is a lumber pine, a blend of the Honduran and Caribbean pine. The short needles are the immature ones and the longer needled are the mature ones. They can come down to 3" [ 7.5 cm ] and I have seen a few at 1" [ 2.5 cm ], flukes.
Allowed to run wild in a larger 2 gallon clay pot trunks easily make 15 cm [ 6"]
Hope you have to try.
Thanks for looking.
Khaimraj

Khaimraj Seepersad wrote:Ok, Dorothy,

this is from seed, maybe over 12 years, and still throwing out juvenile foliage.
A lumber tree, and very top dominant. Leaves are some 6 inches [ 15 cm ] long, but can reduce.
Out of desperation, I trimmed the needles, but most have already fallen off.
Soil is mostly silca builder's gravel sifted.
Growing is not the problem, getting mature needles is.

About 12 inches tall [ 31 cm ]

I took the time to move branches around a bit.
Feel free to comment or not, nay or yay.
Thanks.
Later.
Khaimraj

Khaimraj, anything one grow's from seed is beautiful! I like the way how you managed to grow forks. Not an easy tree. Why feel embarassed?? Oh I see, the pot..

Do you have any pics of mature pines (like yours) growing in your area?

Thanks, Dorothy

Here you are Dorothy,
and thank you very much.
Khaimraj


Mature tree



What google had as a mature Caribbean Pine