var. pyramidata 'Arnold Sentinel' -
columnar, 25 feet tall x 7 feet wide in the original Arnold Arb.
tree (24 years). Fairly vigorous at times with growth to 12
inches a year. 'Obelisk' is a slower.
'Aurea' - open loose
habit, needles yellow, grey, and greyish. They mature by summer
to yellow-green and then medium green by the next year.
'Balcanica' - dwarf,
mounded to cushion-shaped, dense, can be weak, needles 3-4mm
long
'Bambino' - dwarf,
dense, globose, 2 inches a year. Shorter needle. Showy white
buds in winter.
'Benelux' - dwarf of
European origin.
'Black Prince' - globose,
dwarf, quite dense, very dark green, 3 inches growth a year.
Source:
Stanley and Sons Nursery
(says "Nicest dwarf Austrian pine we have seen"). A
selection from Don Hatch of England. van Gelderen and van Hoey
Smith in their photographic masterpiece suggest hybridization or
affinity to P. thunbergiana.
'Brepo' - dwarf, quicker
than 'Bambino' and with a longer needles says
Bob Fincham.
'Buda' - needles
irregularly and faintly mottled white to cream. Barabits Nursery
intro.
'Bujotii' - branchlets
dense and clustered on trunk, no spreading or major limbs,
leaves curled and dark
'Candlewood' -
conical, more erect, needles with 2 tan or pale bands. Showy in
spring but very odd to ugly other times.
'Caperci's Golden Cream'
- new growth golden-cream by one report.
'Chinto' - dwarf,
subglobose but needles very long and spreading in all directions
for a prickly look.
'Columnaris' - columnar.
A dubious name and perhaps part of var. pyramidata. van Gelderen
and van Hoey Smith (1996) state a number of forms "especially in
Turkey" have been reported.
'Contorta' - dense,
spready, branchlets upcurving, needles thick and twisted
ENCI™ -
mounded, 5 feet tall x 5 feet wide, rich dark
green needles
'Falcata' - needles
curving or sickle-shaped (falcate)
'Frank' - dense,
columnar, light green and shorter needles. Slower than 'Arnold
Sentinel'. Introduced by Mitsch Nurseries OR USA.
'Frühlingsgold' -
vigorous, new needles 90% yellow, later more green, very green
by the second year.
'Gaent de Suisse' -
upright, broadly pyramidal to loose globose overall, nearly all
branches ascending and separated in an almost cactus-like
presentation of columns, needles longer and darker green.
'Globosa' - semi-dwarf,
globose and eventually flat-topped, 4 inches growth a year, dark green, 24 inches tall in
20 years. A doubtful name in Latin.
'Globosa Viridis' -
dwarf, globose, needles long for a dwarf clone, to about 1.5m
tall. May be 'Globosa' which is also of doubtful Latin validity.
'Globus' - globose,
dwarf. From Barabits Nursery, Hungary.
'Helena' ('Variegated'
US in part) - more spreading, needles variably gold mottled or
green and gold. Some are just speckled. Source:
Stanley and Sons Nursery
(introduced c. 1992)
'Helga' - dwarf,
irregularly globose and very
dark green. Needles longer than many globose and witchesbroom
clones.
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image to enlarge
'Hornibrookiana' - low,
mounded to spreading, dense, glossy thick needles of 5-6cm long.
The most popular dwarf cultivar. The numerous tan candles give
it much interest. It is more elegant and informal than most P.
mugo cultivars. This is one of the best known dwarf pines as it
has been grown since the 1930's.
var. maritima 'Koekelare'
- vigorous, blue-green to grey-green and shorter needles. A
forest strain that is appealing.
var. nigra 'Magnifica' -
very dense, needles dark green and longer
'Mollette' ('Molette') -
columnar. van Gelderen and van Hoey Smith states it is similar
to 'Obelisk' and "perhaps the same". There at are a dozen
columnar clones around and they need a good, scientific sorting
out.
'Monstrosa' - dwarf,
irregular, branches short and sometimes fasciated in the
original European clone. Jacobson (1996) points out the large
Rochester NY tree at 34 feet tall and 12 feet wide is surely
something different. It is more narrowly pyramidal, whorled, and
with odd contorted needles.
'Morris WB' - upright
globose, light green, 3 inches a year. From Jerry Morris.
'Moseri' - dwarf,
subglobose, foliage bright green becoming golden-yellow and
showy in winter
'Nana' - spreading
shrub, not a small dwarf, branches shorter
'Nishiki' - needles
banded golden-orange
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image to enlarge
Conifer Collection, Dawes Arboretum. Summer 2003. A very dense
and richly needled plant. I was impressed. LCH.
'Obelisk' - narrowly
columnar, 6-8 inches growth a year (less than 'Arnold Setinel'
at 8-12 inches). van Gelderen and van Hoey Smith states it is
similar to 'Molette' and "perhaps the same".
'Pendula' - spreading to
pendulous
'Prostrata' - low and
prostrate, geniculate or elbow-shaped trunk, forming wide
irregular mats. Not always dense or appealing as other prostrate
pines.,
'Pumila Aurea' - dwarf,
yellowish foliage. Probably lost to gardens.
'Pygmaea' - dwarf, slow,
mounded to subglobose but eventually low-spreading, irregular
6-8cm needles. Some plants under this name have proven to be P.
sylvestris 'Moseri'.
'Pyramidalis' -
pyramidal, shorter, 12-15cm long needles with more bluish-green
color.
subsp. pallasiana var.
pyramidata - variable with densely columnar to broadly
pyramidal, shrubby, to 4m or more, needles straight. It is not 'Pyramidalis'.
The variety is variable and affinities of all erect clones to it
remain unclear. 'Arnold Sentinel' is one of the most commercial
clones so far.
'Salzman' ('Salzmanii'
invalid) - gray-green foliage, vigorous tree form
'Select Green' -
pyramidal, somewhat open, rich green and more appressed needles
for a distinct bottlebrush look that can be compared to P.
leucodermis.
subsp. pallasiana var.
seneceriana - an showy variety with subglobose to densely
pyramidal form. In Turkey this taxon is a very pleasant tree in
particular and old examples.
'Spielberg' - semi-dwarf
to 1.5m tall, very dark green.
'Stanley Gold' - large
sections of new growth entirely yellow, brighter than 'Aurea'.
We suspect this is 'Helena' introduced by Stanley & Sons, OR USA
(see above listing).
'Strypemonde' - slower,
shrubby, full-sized needles in semi-dense globose to broadly
pyramidal shape.
'Trompenberg' - dwarf,
from a witches broom.
'Variegata' - needles
light and green in a mix. For the modern 'Variegated' see
'Helena'
'Variegated' in
part = 'Helena'
'Villetta Barrea' -
shorter to 14-16m tall, needles 5-10cm long and more sharply
rigid. A more durable strain.
'Wuerstle' - dwarf,
dense, globose to mounded, needles long for a dwarf. From
Germany.
var. pyramidata 'Zehra'
- narrowly columnar, quite dense.
'Zlatiborica' - needles
golden yellow.
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