View Single Post
Old 22-May-2007   #11
darrellw
bonsaiTALK Adept
darrellw's a bonsaiTALK supporter! Click Here to find out how you can be one too!
 
darrellw's Avatar
 
Join Date: May-2005
Location: Vancouver, WA
Country: USA
Posts: 234
Quote:
Originally Posted by zube
It should be easy to identify, I think Ponderosa are a three-needled pine, Lodgepole (or Shorepine ) are two-needled. If I remember correctly.
zube


That's correct, though Ponderosa will sometimes only have two needles when grown in tough conditions.

The new buds/candles are also quite different. There isn't really a good enough shot of them on this tree, but what is there looks a lot more like Contorta than Ponderosa.

-Darrell
darrellw is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Sponsor Message Little Pine (WARNING: Embedded Photographs)
Advertisement
Forum Sponsor