 | Bristlecone Pine The Bristlecone Pine 'Pinus aristata' is a type of pine tree that can reach an age far greater than that of any other living thing known - up to 5 000 years.It is dense in growth the shoots set with dark short needles five per bundle. The cones which occasion its names are indeed tipped by slender spines or bristles. Looks aside bristlecone pine is famous because in its arid mountain home of Colorado New Mexico and Arizona it can live for thousands of years. In cultivation it proves slow bushy dark and enduring of difficult sites. ... 
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 | Scotch Pine The Scotch Pine tree Pinus Sylvestris is a conifer that is a native of Europe and is widely used as a Christmas Tree. It is a fast growing irregularly shaped tree. The evergreen foliage consists of short twisted needles which are bluish-green and often change to yellow-green in winter. When used in windbreaks it should be placed in east or south inside rows and works best in partial shade to full sun. It is a hardy tree that grows rapidly for a pine tree....
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 | Ponderosa Pine The Ponderosa Pine Pinus Ponderosa will grow on most soils including very sandy soils and sites with very little topsoil. Once established it is very drought resistant. With good care Ponderosa Pine trees will grow to a height of six feet in six years starting with a 2 year old seedling. It is a tall stately tree that is widely used in windbreaks. This evergreen conifer tree thrives in full sun and poor soil and it is one of the tallest and most important timber pines in the western states....
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 | Mugho Pine The Mugho Pine tree Pinus mugo mughus may also be called the dwarf mountain pine. This evergreen little dwarf conifer has branching upright stems evenly covered in 2-inch-long needles of a deep dark true green. It does require good drainage. Roots grow near the surface so using a cover soil with a 2-inch-thick mulch to protect them is recommended. These trees are easily transplanted. They make a great landscaping evergreen tree because their shape and size are controllable by shearing....
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 | Loblolly Pine The Loblolly Pine tree Pinus taeda is a fast-growing member of the yellow pine group. It is also called yellow pine North Carolina pine and oldfield pine and is the most commercially important forest species in the southern United States. Loblolly Pine trees can grow up to 100 feet tall and up to three feet in diameter; however along the coast they seldom rise more than 50 feet. It thrives in a variety of soils including well-drained upland areas with poor nutrient concentrations to poorly drained lowland areas and abandoned fields....
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 | Eastern White Pine The Eastern White Pine Pinus Strobus is a beautiful landscape pine widely used throughout much of North America. This evergreen conifer tree is a truly magnificent tree attaining a height of 80 feet at maturity with a diameter of two to three feet. It carries long soft bluish green needles with large brown cones. Eastern White Pine trees are widely used as a screen or windbreak. It is easily controlled and is good for small properties as well as field plantings. Also widely used for Christmas trees and timber....
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