I'm looking for a Pinus Patula. I have checked with the main nurseries around Vancouver, but nobody seems to know about this variety. Any hints? de la cajiga
Not hardy in the north. Grows in Seattle for some time but eventually freezes. Have to go to California (maybe someone has one in mildest coastal Oregon) to see numbers of large ones, even there not a standard item. Has been sold by Colvos Creek nursery near Seattle and forestfarm in southwest Oregon, check THE PLANT LOCATOR - WESTERN REGION (2004, Black-Eyed Susans/Timber Press, Portland) for full listing of regional vendors. May have to try to arrange to import your own plants or grow your own from imported seed (after finding a source) to get it in Canada.
See Ray Matei at Tropic to Tropic in Tsawwassen. Not sure if he still has these. You'll have to scroll the availability list. http://www.tropic.ca/ The one I got from him has done well for a decade without any setback. Cheers, LPN.
1990 winter pretty much cleared these out in Seattle. 10 years isn't much when you are talking about trees, most of which operate on a time scale of centuries. Slow-growing kinds may need a hundred years or more just to begin showing the mature appearance for which those particular kinds are planted. Lots of tender trees may grow in a marginal area for decades, only to be killed when it drops below their minimum temperature. This one IS quick-growing, so you can get a fairly big specimen in a comparatively short time - same as with a gum (Eucalyptus).
I don't blame you for seeking this one out. I saw a few specimens at Berkeley Botanical Garden last week, and I was quite impressed.
