Notice

Colin Mills, compiler of the Hortus Camdenensis, died in late November 2012 after a short illness. As he always considered the Hortus his legacy, it is his family's intention to keep the site running in perpetuity. It will not, however, be updated in the near future.

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’].

Horticultural & Botanical History

Introduced to Europe in 1804.  [RHSD].  ‘In woods, sometimes forming forests, western New Jersey and central Pennsylvania to North Carolina and Tennessee.  Ascends to 4000 ft. in North Carolina.  Wood soft, weak, brittle, light brown.’  [Britton v.1, p.53/1896-98].

History at Camden Park

Listed in the 1857 catalogue only [C.71/1857]. 

Notes

Published Jul 22, 2009 - 05:28 PM | Last updated Jul 29, 2010 - 03:27 PM

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Family Pinaceae
Category
Region of origin

Eastern North America
Synonyms
Common Name

Hickory pine, Table Mountain pine
Name in the Camden Park Record

Pinus pungens

Confidence level high