Ponderosa or Western Yellow Pine - Seed - 360198491790
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PONDEROSA OR WESTERN YELLOW PINE
GENUS PINUS PONDEROSA
Pinus ponderosa, commonly known as the Western Yellow or Ponderosa Pine is a large tree to 72m in height and with a trunk to 2.5m in diameter. It is found naturally from southern Canada into Mexico, and from the Plains States of Nebraska and Oklahoma to the Pacific Coast..A stately straight-growing tree, it develops a broadly conic to rounded crown. The bark is yellow to red-brown, deeply and irregularly furrowed and cross-checked into broadly rectangular, scaly plates. The branches are descending to spreading-ascending; twigs are rough and stout (to 2cm thick), orange-brown, aging to a darker orange-brown. Buds are ovoid, to 2cm, fully 1cm broad, red-brown and very resinous. Leaves are 2–5 per fascicle, spreading to erect, slightly twisted, tufted at twig tips and pliant in a deep yellow-green. Pollen cones are ellipsoid-cylindric, 1.5 to3.5cm in length and yellow or red. Seed cones are reddish-brown from 5 to 10 cm in length.Pinus ponderosa the most widely distributed and common pine in North America and the most economically important western yellow pine. It is a major timber tree. It grows at altitudes ranging from sea level to 3000 odd metres. As would be expected with a tree with such a wide distribution it can take a range of soils. Regardless of the location where ponderosa pine grows, average annual temperatures are between 5° and 10° C (41° and 50° F), and average July-August temperatures are between 17° and 21° C (62° and 70° F). Average frost-free seasons for ponderosa pine range from 90 to 154 days in eastern Montana and South Dakota (1,63) to more than 200 days in central California. Annual extremes are from -40° to 43° C (-40° to 110° F). As would be expected with a tree with such a wide distribution it can take a range of soils.Ponderosa pine is a popular bonsai subject.With the strict Australian quarantine restrictions that affect the importation of conifer plants and seed, seed for pinus densiflora seed is not readily available in Australia. This is fresh seed collected in Australia in April 2009. This auction is for 20 fresh seed. Item shipped by ordinary mail upon receipt of clear funds. Postage cost of 60 cents. ***Save 50% postage & handling on additional lots that are combined for shipment.We will be adding more to our range of auctions in the near future so please be sure to keep an eye open. As always our seed is fresh and professionally cleaned to give you the very best germination rate. All lots come with propagation notes.Feel free to email us with any queries.Happy bidding.
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