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Walter,
Thanks for the history lesson! It's amazing how many different pines there are. I'm still learning how to distiguish one from another. Your statement about the Scots pine is interesting. I'm not surprised that there are more of them elsewhere, than in Scotland. We have a large number of them where I live, and in fact I sometimes see them advertised at local nurseries as "Scotch" pines. Using the Latin names definitely helps to identify the various pines.

Marsha

28-Dec-2002	#3
splinter bonsaiTALK Expert Join Date: Jul-2002 Location: The other Oz Country: USA USDA Zone: 6 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 164	History lesson Walter, Thanks for the history lesson! It's amazing how many different pines there are. I'm still learning how to distiguish one from another. Your statement about the Scots pine is interesting. I'm not surprised that there are more of them elsewhere, than in Scotland. We have a large number of them where I live, and in fact I sometimes see them advertised at local nurseries as "Scotch" pines. Using the Latin names definitely helps to identify the various pines. Marsha