Pinus banksiana or Jack Pine is a large tree, which can reach 70 feet tall, more usually 35 to 50 feet. It is pyramidal and unevenly spreading. The needles are paired, olive-green, 3/4 to 2 inches long. Bark is dark […]
Pinus balfouriana ( Foxtail Pine )
An evergreen, coniferous tree with hairy shoots. Short, needle-like leaves are borne in fives and last up to 20 years. The female cones are purple-brown.
Pinus ayacahuite ( Mexican White Pine )
An evergreen, coniferous tree. Needles are banded white on the inside and are borne in groups of five. The female cones are cylindrical and resinous. Bark becomes scaly as tree matures.
Pinus attenuata ( Pine )
This is an evergreen, coniferous tree. Needle-like leaves (to 7 inches long) are borne in threes. Gray-brown shoots have slender, resinous, spindle-shaped buds. Female cones are ovoid-conical and yellow-brown. Bark becomes fissured and scaly as the tree matures.
Pinus armandii ( David’s Pine )
Pinus armandii is related to Pinus wallichiana and differs primarily in its cones, which are broad, 4 to 8 inches long, 3 inches wide, very thick-scaled and resinous, a decorative feature in their own right, often weighing down the branches […]
Pinus aristata ( Hickory Pine )
Pinus aristata may be one of the oldest living plants in the world. Some individuals have been documented at over 5000 years old. They are extremely slow growing, under adverse conditions only adding an inch per century. However a 20 […]
Pinus ( Pine )
Pines are one of the most diverse groups of evergreen conifers, over 90 species are distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Although most are large trees, they can take a low growing shrub form. Pines have been very important commercially, in […]
Pinckneya pubens ( Georgia Bark )
Pinckneya pubens is a large deciduous shrub or small tree. It has an open habit, gray-brown bark, and dark green leaves. The principal attraction is the flowers which are yellowish-green, trumpet-shaped, 1/2 to 1 inch long, with showy sepals in […]
Pilea cadierei ( Aluminum Plant )
Upright perennial usually grown as a houseplant. Dark green, toothed leaves have 4 silvery patches on the upper surface. Water sparingly during winter months.
Pieris japonica ( White Cascade Pieris )
A superb shade-loving, flowering evergreen shrub. Foliage is dark, glossy green, bronze to red when young. Urn-shaped flowers are borne in pendent, terminal panicles, to 6 inches long. Bloomtime is from late winter to early spring. Related to rhododendrons and […]