Cycads and Conifers
A division of the Camden Park catalogues that is clearly defined and well understood.
Pinus montezumae Lamb.
Frost-hardy, evergreen, broadly conical tree, becoming domed when old, with rough and fissured bark, green, pendant leaves, to 30cm long, produced in fives, sixes or sevens, and ovoid, yellowish female cones, to 20cm long. To 30m. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Pinus montezumae Lamb. var. ruselliana Lindl.
See Pinus montezumae Lamb. for details.
Pinus mugo Turra. var. pumilio Zen
Fully-hardy dwarf form of Pinus mugo, often prostrate, with scaly grey bark, well-spaced leaves, to 8cm long, and conical, dark brown female cones, to 6cm long. To 2m. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Pinus muricata D.Don
Fully-hardy, evergreen conical tree, becoming domed or flat-topped with age, with dark grey, fissured bark, stiff, blue-grey leaves, to 15cm long, borne in pairs or threes, and conical, spiny brown female cones, to 9cm long, which can last for 30 years before being released by fire. To 20m. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Pinus oocarpa Schiede ex Schltdl.
Half hardy small to medium-sized conifer with glaucous young shootsand sea green mature leaves, to 30cm long, in threes to fives. Cones to 9cm long. To 15m. [Hortus, Hilliers’].
Pinus palustris Mill.
Fully-hardy, slow-growing erect, evergreen tree with densely crowded, flexible leaves, to 45cm long, and cylindrical cones, to 25cm long. To about 20m. [RHD, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Pinus patula Schltdl. & Cham.
Half-hardy, graceful, evergreen small to medium tree with reddish bark, long, spreading branches and pendulous glaucous green juvenile shoots. The mature leaves are bright green, usually in threes, to 10cm long. To 20m. [RHSD, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Pinus pinaster Ait.
Fully-hardy, evergreen conical tree, becoming domed with age, with deeply fissured, orange to purple bark, paired, well-spaced, stout, grey-green leaves, to 25cm long, and narrow, oval female cones, to 22cm long, which ripen to chestnut brown. To 20m. Widely grown and sometimes naturalised in NSW. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’, FNSW].
Pinus pinea L.
Fully-hardy, evergreen tree, columnar when young, developing a characteristic flat topped or umbrella-shaped head of spreading branches, with orange-brown bark, single, bluish juvenile leaves, retained for several years, pairs of twisted, green adult leaves, to 15cm long, and shining, ovoid, brown female cones, to 12cm long. To 20m. Important source of pine nuts. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Pinus pseudostrobus Lindl.
Half-hardy, evergreen, broadly conical tree, becoming domed with age, with smooth bark, pendulous, apple-green leaves borne in fives, to 25cm long, and ovoid cones, to 14cm long. To 35m. [RHSD, Hilliers’].
Pinus pseudostrobus Lindl. var. apulcensis Shaw
See Pinus pseudostrobus Lindl. for details of the species.
Pinus pungens Lamb.
Fully-hardy evergreen tree, often of bushy habit, with pointed, twisted leaves, to 7.5cm long, crowded on the branchlets, and ovoid to conical cones, to 9cm long, which can remain intact on the tree for some years. To about 20m in good conditions but often smaller in gardens. [RHSD, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Pinus radiata D.Don subsp. insignis Schwer.
A large, hardy evergreen conifer with deeply fissured dark brown bark, a dense head of branches, the usually paired leaves densely crowded on the branchlets. Cones to 15cm long. To 30m. An important source of commercial timber in Australia and naturalised in some cooler districts. [RHSD, Hortus, Hilliers’, FNSW].
Pinus roxburghii Sarg.
Frost-hardy, very variable evergreen tree with light green leaves, to 33cm long, borne in threes, and ovoid cones, to 20cm long. To 50m, but often restricted to about 10m in gardens. [RHSD, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Pinus sabiniana Dougl.
Fully-hardy, evergreen conical tree, becoming domed and somewhat straggly with age, with sparse, blue-green leaves, to 30cm long, borne in threes, and ovoid, dark brown female cones, to 25cm long. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].
