Eastern White Pine —Pearson Creek

“Who never walks save where he sees a man’s tracks, makes no discovery.” – Joshiah G. Holland

There are currently 30 species and/or subspecies growing at the Lovett Pinetum Pearson Creek Unit.  Almost all are natives of North America.  Listings are scientific name followed by common name.

An asterix (*) indicates that the pines are well established and long term survival is possible.

Pinus………..

1.  taeda* (Loblolly pine)
2.  strobus* (Eastern White pine)
3.  echinata* (Shortleaf pine)
4.  resinosa* (Red pine)
5.  ponderosa ponderosa* (Western (Sierra) Ponderosa pine)
6.  ponderosa scopularum* (Rocky Mountian Ponderosa pine)
7.  contorta contorta  (Shore pine) (one tree)
8.  contorta latifolia (Rocky Mountain Lodgepole pine) (one tree)
9.   serotina* (Pond pine)
10.  strobiformis* (Southwestern White pine)
11. rigida* (Pitch pine)
12. jeffreyi* (Jeffrey pine)
13.  virginiana* (Virginia pine)
14.  pungens* (Table Mountain pine) (breakage under snow and ice loads)
15.  banksiana* (Jack pine) (breakage under snow and ice loads)
16.  washoensis * (Washoe pine)
17.  sabineana  (Gray pine (a.k.a. “Digger”) pine) (one tree)
18.  aristata  (Rocky Mountain Bristlecone pine) (still some attrition)
19.  flexilis  (Limber pine) (still some attrition – unknown needle cast)
20.  remota* (Papershell Pinyon pine)
21.  edulis* (Colorado Pinyon pine)
22.  monophylla* (Single Leaf Pinyon pine) (two trees)
23.  glabra * (Spruce pine) (after finally established, seems to thrive!)
24.  palustris* (Longleaf pine)
25.  ayachuite brachyptera  (Mexican Limber pine) (probably is synonymous with strobiformis)
26.  cembra* (Swiss Stone pine)
27.  uncinata*  (European Mountain pine) (one tree)
28.  wallichiana (Himalayan White pine) (susceptible to late severe freeze)
29.  peuce* (Balkan White Pine) (requires good drainage – susceptible to root fungi)
30.  kwangtungensis (Guangdong Pine) (one tree)

Failures

pinea (Italian Stone pine)
monticola (Western white pine) died summers of 99′ and 00′
attenuata (Knobcone pine)
hartwegii (Mexican Red pine) thrives initially but eventually killed off by winter injury
cembroides (Mexican pinyon pine)
engelmannii (Apache pine) survives initially but slowly killed by winter injury
elliotii elliotii (Slash pine) non starter
coulteri (Coulter pine) non starter
clausa (Sand pine) non starter
gerardiana (Chilgoza pine) non starter
armandii (Armand’s pine) non starter
brutia eldarica (Afghan pine) non starter
contorta murrayana (Sierra Lodgepole pine) thrives initially but slowly dies off 
longaeva (Sierra bristlecone pine) died 1993
balfouriana (Foxtail pine) died 1987-93
durangensis (Durango pine) died winter of 1995-6
chiapensis (Chiapas pine) died winter of 1993-4
pseudostrobus (Smooth-bark Mexican White pine) died winter of 1993-4
maximartinezi (Big Cone Martinez pine) died winter of 1997-8
lambertiana (Sugar pine) died winter of 1995-6
torreyana (Torrey pine) died winter of 1993-4
gregii (Gregg’s pine) died winter 0f 1995-6
montezuma (Montezuma pine) died winter of 1998-9
halepensis (Allepo pine) died winter of 1998-9
koraiensis (Korean pine)died fall of 1999
oaxacaca (Oaxaca pine) died winter 0f 1998-9
pinceana (Pince pinyon) died summers of ‘98 & ‘99
albicaulis (Whitebark pine) died summers of ‘96,’97,’98,’99
nelsonii (Nelson pine) died summer ‘98
radiata (Monterey pine) died summer ‘ 98
muricata (Bishop pine) died winter ‘97 -’98
bungeana (Lacebark pine) died summer of ‘99