RE: Small Pine Tree Recommendation?
- Subject: RE: Small Pine Tree Recommendation?
- From: "Gayle Kalman" l*@earthlink.net
- Date: Sat, 20 May 2006 22:50:10 -0700
Dear Jeffrey,
How about: Pinus contorta contorta or Beach Pine. Its a California native
and seems to fit your needs.
Regards, Tim Kalman in Corvallis, Oregon, Zone 6
> [Original Message]
> From: Jeffrey Cordova <jeffcordova@cox.net>
> To: <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
> Date: 5/19/2006 9:31:27 AM
> Subject: Small Pine Tree Recommendation?
>
> Hello-
>
> Can you recommend a pine tree for my small garden?
>
> I have designed a Mediterranean garden for my new home in Corona,
> California in Riverside County. Please see the 4 attached images of my
> designs created on my computer. My designs includes plantings of bay,
> olive, citrus, sage, rosemary, aloe, santolina, palm, phlomis, echium,
> Tiny Tower Italian cypress, podocarpus 'Icy Blue', agonis flexusa
> 'After Dark', agave and more.
>
> I would prefer the tree to have a mature height of 20' - 30'. The site
> has full sun exposure. According to the Sunset Garden Book, I live in
> zone 18-19 (very high heat in the summer). My home's native soil is
> very poor; it seems to be clay-based, but drains quickly due to a high
> concentration of gravel.
>
> Although I love their look, I have dismissed Pinus pinea, Pinus brutia
> and Pinus halepensis due to their very large mature height. I am
> considering Pinus edulis, but its extremely slow growth rate is not
> ideal. Can you confirm my choice of Pinus edulis, or can you recommend
> others?
>
> I have attended a garden design talk by Jan Smithen of "Sun Drenched
> Gardens", visited many local arboretums, extensively researched books
> and the internet, and made many trips to the Mediterranean-inspired
> plantings of the Newport Coast area of South Orange County for
> inspiration and reference, but am at a loss as to the correct choice of
> pine and have been unable to find a comprehensive source of information
> to help me make my choice.
>
> Thank you so much for your time and expertise. I greatly appreciate it.
>
> Jeff Cordova
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