I have this tree at my new house that I am not sure what it is. Links to pics below. this is the tree http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a136/janet123/treeDK.jpg this is a closeup http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a136/janet123/tree.jpg Thanks for the help!!! Janet
Stunted pine of some sort, the tufted habit being the result of recent slow growth. To give it better situation, remove the grass from around it, as well as the wire and hose that was used to tie it to the stake, which is now represented by a short section attached to the stem.
Hi Any chance of apic of the needles. Are they in clumps of 2/3/4/5? Wlid guess possibly a ponderosa pine? Regards Doug
A person told me they thought it was a dragon's eye pine. They pointed to the eye formation (link shows picture of this "eye"). http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a136/janet123/tree.jpg I sure hope it is not a ponderosa as this is in my front yard towards the light pole. The former owner was not available to ask. I don't understand why a tree that could reach possibly 25 feet or 160 feet would be planted so close to the street? Thanks for the help.
Dragon's eye pines are so-called because their needles are banded with yellow, forming a yellow circle when viewed from above. You are apparently seeing something else in your tree and thinking it makes it a dragon's eye pine.
Serendipitously, I have some pictures of cones and needles of a ponderosa at the bottom of http://www.icehouse.net/samohteh/June12.htm. Perhaps you could make a comparison. I strongly doubt its Pinus ponderosa but that might be simply because the Ponderosas I see do not have the manicured look that your tree does. This could be do to pruning I suppose, such as when Japanese Pines are made into Bonzai. (Or more likely as Ron states above stunted growth.) There are certainly other trees with 3 needle bundles, both native(ie Jeffery Pine) and imported varieties. Harry
Pinus heldreichii (Bosnian Pine), looking very stunted. The smooth bark and short pale grey-white needle sheaths are the best pointers for it visible on these pics. I'd agree with Ron's diagnosis of the reasons for the poor growth and what to do about it