Trees from a distance

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nice job jeff! It is Psuedolarix kaempferi (or amabalis i'm not sure which) Golden larch from China. Distinguished from Larix in having acuminate (narrowing to a slender point) rather than obtuse bud scales; leaves longer and wider than true larch. i believe i hijacked X's turn
 
I believe I learned a new tree species. I want to thank google.com for that glorious victory. As well as I learned the fairly small number of needle leafed, deciduous pinaceae! Kudos on that challenge! :-)
 
why thank you. Although, i must give most of the credit to that one to my dad who is in the picture with my little brother. just a small shout-out to dad, i wouldn't be very far in the industry at all if it wasn't for him! thanks dad, your a real champ!
 
wow, that was really cool, never knew of such a tree.

good to zone 5 too, i could plant one, but i wonder if it is really ugly like the other larch (the dead needles stay on for most of the winter and look bad)?

Very good one indeed, I don't mind now.

I'll post one, but things getting way too busy to be getting on the buzz for entertainment, so I won't likely be seen much on here until a rainy week or the winter after this ID.
 
X, i've never noticed the dead leaves hanging on into the witner... But this is an extreamly slowgrowing tree with a mature height of about 40' It will normaly have an interesting branching structure.

and my gues is pinus strobus, or something in the 5-needle family.
 
Jeff, i got my P. strobus guess in before you, just one post above yours
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Guys, guys, guys... it has got to be Blue pine (Pinus wallichiana) aka:Bhutan pine.

Also, Xman, I tried sending you some info. regarding your Sequoiadendron, but your PM box is full and won't accept any more messages.

-Diane-
 
Pinus wallichiana is right.

Himalayan Pine is the common name I was told.

From a distance, I thought it was white pine also, then, the needles were just too long and I had to ask the owner what it was.

I counted about 4 or 5 different needle clusters to give myself a mental note. Some clusters I counted 4 needles per bundle, others, 5 needles per bundle, then one was 6 needles per bundle. I counted the 6 one again to make sure it was 6. This was very odd. Is this normal Diane? You have these in California? You know your trees!

This was the first time I've come across this tree.

Origin: Temperate Himalaya at 6,000 to 12,500 feet elevation, extending westward to Afghanistan and eastward to Nepal.

the giant sequoia move went very well (for the tree anyway), sorry my pm is full someone else told me that the other day too, i will delete. i will continue my sequoia post when i have a little time to post the pictures and comments; should be interesting.
 
Xman- Yes, it was formally known as Bhutan - I don't always stay updated.
Yes, we certainly do have them out here. There's even a variety 'Zebrina' that has yellow-banded needles. Very pretty and it turns golden in winter.
The wood of these trees is not strong so protect it from winds. And yes, needle count can vary but usually it is 5.

Okay, since we've been hanging out in the Pinaceae family here's one more:
BIG clue is in upper left limb.

-Diane-
 

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Sugar Pine?

we don't have them in Maryland, (well, i did hear that one is in an arboretum in the mountains here, but I haven't seen one).

but looks kinda like the pictures, and you being in CA and all.

(no GS PM though?, i cleared some space, so if you care to try again, i'd like to see it)
 
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Pinus palustris, longleaf pine.

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No.

BUT Sugar Pine is very, very close. This pine went unnoticed by the great plant ID-man David Douglas since it was so similar to the sugar pines. However, in 1831 a fine Irish gent (Where's BostonBull ? He'd like this story) happily discovered it...and so it carries his name.
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-Diane-
 
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Pinus coulteri, bigcone pine.

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That is correct, Tom!

The cones can be 20" long with deadly claws
AND weigh up to 8 lbs.
So don't ever sleep under one of these trees!

You're up !

-Diane-
 
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