Pinus pseudostrobus Lindl.

Horticultural & Botanical History

Introduced to Europe in 1839.  [JD].  ‘Mr. Hartweg describes this [Pinus pseudostrobus] as allied to Pinus Devoniana, but quite distinct and resembling P. Strobus in habit; he found it very common at Anganguco, about 8000 feet above the sea.  The leaves are fine and glaucous, like those of the Weymouth Pine.  The cones are about four inches long, by an inch and half in breadth over the middle.’  [BR misc.99/1839].  ‘Large tree, the trunk sometimes nearly 2 meters in diameter; bark smooth at first, becoming very rough in old age, the branches slender, verticillate; leaves 15 to 30 cm. long, pendent; cones 7 to 14 cm. long, early deciduous.  “Pinb real” (Durango, Patoni).’  [Contributions from the US National Herbarium – Trees and Shrubs of Mexico vol. 23 part 1, p.56/1920].

History at Camden Park

Listed in the 1845, 1850 and 1857 catalogues [C.70/1845]. 

Notes

The name usually recognised today for this plant plant is Pinus maximinoi H.E.Moore, which see.  Pinus tenuifolia Benth. is also included in the Camden Park catalogues and I have chosen to record Pinus pseudo-strobus and Pinus tenuifolia of the catalogues separately with a more detailed review of the taxonomic status of the species given under Pinus maximinoi H.E.Moore.