Armand pine

It is a member of the white pine group, Pinus subgenus Strobus, and like all members of that group, the leaves are in fascicles of five, with a deciduous sheath. They are 8–20 cm long. The cones are 9–22 cm long and 6–8 cm broad, with stout, thick scales. The seeds are large, 10–16 mm long and have only a vestigial wing; they are dispersed by Spotted Nutcrackers. The cones mature in their second year, this is a juvenile female cone:

A colourful photograph of a Pinus Armandii - The common name for this tree is Armand Pine. * A tree, such as a Pinus Armandii, is defined as any perennial woody plant of considerable size, (usually over twenty feet high) and growing with a single trunk. * The parts of a tree are the roots, the trunk, the branch, the twig and the leaf. More

In Holland we use Pinus armandii for the most 5 needle Pines. It's much better then Pinus strobus ans Pinus wallichiana understock because it does have less problems with root rotting when cultivated in a pot. More

Pinus armandii for £3. More