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Ponderosa Pine
The soft dark green needles, 6-10 inches long, are arranged in bundles of three. 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. Cones are 3 to 5 inches long. It is a tall stately tree that is widely used in windbreaks. 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 sometimes called Western Yellow Pine or Bull Pine. The Ponderosa Pine is the most frequently planted of the large, long-needled native pines. 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. ... additional info
Prairie Gold Aspen It should perform well in other parts of the Great Plains and the front range of the Rockies as well. This selection does not seem to be affected by the host of diseases that usually plague this species. It has attractive cream-colored bark, beautiful silvery catkins in early spring, and lustrous dark green leaves that flutter in the slightest breeze, finally turning yellow in fall. . ‘Prairie Gold’ has performed well in the landscape and seems to thrive in the heat and high humidity of eastern Nebraska. The Prairie Gold Quaking Aspen, 'Populus tremuloides ‘Prairie Gold’, is a fast-growing tree that grows in everything from moist sandy soil to shallow rocky soils and clay. This selection was discovered growing near a northeast Nebraska creek by the late, dedicated plants man, Allen Wilke, where it had survived and thrived for years. Grows to 35-40’ high and 20-30’ wide. |
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