tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post1390534245157997473..comments2024-02-06T16:57:42.394-05:00Comments on The Queen of Seaford: Tuesday's Trees- Virginia PineJanet, The Queen of Seafordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-83533040688296474192010-02-18T07:16:24.085-05:002010-02-18T07:16:24.085-05:00Hi Muhammad, thanks! We use the pine needles and/...Hi Muhammad, thanks! We use the pine needles and/or the bark as well. <br /><br />Hi Grace, thanks, sometimes pictures really come out well. <br />I don't know Douglas firs (heard of them, but couldn't ID one to save my life)Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-9605720248432403062010-02-15T14:22:44.359-05:002010-02-15T14:22:44.359-05:00Hi Janet~~ I love the dew dripping off the tips of...Hi Janet~~ I love the dew dripping off the tips of the needles. Not too many pines in this neck of the woods. But gazillions of Douglas firs. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-77984294188452808102010-02-15T06:51:41.249-05:002010-02-15T06:51:41.249-05:00Very good post on virginia pine. We use pine tree ...Very good post on virginia pine. We use pine tree bark and needles as mulch here in our extreme summer heat.Muhammad khabbabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248882335224914970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-46163988941237052202010-02-12T21:30:59.580-05:002010-02-12T21:30:59.580-05:00Hi Rosey, how awful, pine bark beetles are really ...Hi Rosey, how awful, pine bark beetles are really horrible. We lost four (?) trees to them. I have seen USForestry photos taken from the air of vast forests with an infestation of pine bark beetles. Just awful.<br /><br />Hi Megan, I know what you mean about the awareness of the diversity. Since I have been doing these tree posts I have become much more aware of so many trees in our landscape.<br /><br />Hi Catherine, I have seen pictures of Ponderosa pines, but not sure how similar they are to Loblolly. I think some of these little fun facts are very unusual...but interesting.Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-54967015919930122822010-02-12T19:47:12.017-05:002010-02-12T19:47:12.017-05:00Another new tree to me. We have a huge Ponderosa ...Another new tree to me. We have a huge Ponderosa pine which has bark similar to the Loblolly you show. The needles of your Pine are very pretty. I had no idea how long a pine cone could stay on a tree.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-29937228725192364612010-02-12T10:37:18.664-05:002010-02-12T10:37:18.664-05:00I've fallen hard for pines the last few years....I've fallen hard for pines the last few years. In early gardening years, I had pine blindness, never noticing them, but I need to add some more to the collection. Such diversity in these great trees.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563840922463701366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-48103050663877355912010-02-12T08:57:43.019-05:002010-02-12T08:57:43.019-05:00Janet,
We are being infested by pine beetles, it ...Janet,<br /><br />We are being infested by pine beetles, it is horrible. <br />Good info, thanks<br /><br />RoseyChloe mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265196480664185330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-71409674433199847172010-02-11T23:11:38.037-05:002010-02-11T23:11:38.037-05:00Hi all, sorry I have been delayed in responding to...Hi all, sorry I have been delayed in responding to your comments. <br />Randy- thanks! Small world --I like using the info from Duke, their photos especially are super!<br /><br />Phillip- I agree! <br /><br />Tina- I am still learning all the differences...slowly but surely. <br /><br />Les- we have a few Virginia Pines around here. Glad you had a story with this one!<br /><br />Cameron- Our snow was heavy yesterday but it didn't damage the trees. I was wondering if the winds would topple some trees.<br /><br />Sweetbay- thanks. It is interesting to see what trees you can find when your are out and about.<br /><br />Dave- Wonder why you don't have any pines in your area? Eastern Red Cedars are nice natives to have around.<br /><br />Linda- A mixed forest is always nice. We don't have many firs (if any) we should mix it up!<br /><br />Kathleen- I imagine you did see these trees. We were lucky, no trees fell in our area from the snow...though it sure was a heavy snow and the winds were strong.<br /><br />Rose- I will be doing more on pines so maybe you will figure out what kind you have. Looks like more snow is headed our way for the weekend.<br /><br />Ginger- thanks! A few years ago I thought all we had around here were Loblolly.<br /><br />Gail- I was surprised the tree is used for a Christmas tree. <br /><br />Jan- so did you find one decorated? HOw is your knee? I think you should ask your son to shovel...you have a knee brace right now. <br /><br />Skeeter- I bet yours trees are Loblolly is too. The pines are a favorite for the woodpeckers.Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-46502027360642191462010-02-11T12:08:08.141-05:002010-02-11T12:08:08.141-05:00Great info! We have lots of tall Georgia pine tree...Great info! We have lots of tall Georgia pine trees in our yard. I dont know too much about pines but think ours to be Loblolly. They constantly drop limbs but we still love the things! We have 6 different types of woodpeckers so they must love them as well.Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-71734724123322938302010-02-11T10:00:26.951-05:002010-02-11T10:00:26.951-05:00I don't think I've ever seen this tree use...I don't think I've ever seen this tree used as a Christmas tree, have you? Interesting info. I'd like to see one decorated;-) Google search is calling my name...! Thanks for sharing the tree info on a regular basis-it was a great idea! Your gardening group sounds interesting. I keep thinking I'll look into one up here but haven't done it yet. I'm still waiting to walk normally before I get into things like that. Also, I'm still waiting to be able to open my door...I'm a bit snowed in at the moment;-) Mike is out of town and I haven't shoveled the front or back other than a small area for the dogs. Time to get out there today...arghh.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844013803699228989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-28522566170608016032010-02-10T23:08:12.954-05:002010-02-10T23:08:12.954-05:00I've seen this tree on the preferred Christmas...I've seen this tree on the preferred Christmas tree list and was also surprised...it's hardly ever at the tree lots! gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-88667291736134144882010-02-10T21:15:27.697-05:002010-02-10T21:15:27.697-05:00Pretty new header!
We have a bunch of huge pines ...Pretty new header!<br /><br />We have a bunch of huge pines at our house, but I have no clue what kind(s).Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11904073032627748614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-6135351612920055912010-02-10T19:06:04.111-05:002010-02-10T19:06:04.111-05:00I'm still trying to figure out what kind of pi...I'm still trying to figure out what kind of pine trees we have on our property, but I'm sure they're not Virginia pines. The photos of the needles and the bark comparison are great tools for identification, Janet! Interesting that these would be preferred Christmas trees; here it's mostly Scotch pine and white pines that you'll find for sale.<br /><br />I agree with Cameron--I hope the pines across the East are not damaged by all this snow. Our branches were weighted down one day, then popped back up, but I don't think we've had as much snow as out East.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-10165972188149273942010-02-10T11:49:32.963-05:002010-02-10T11:49:32.963-05:00I "think" I remember seeing these trees ...I "think" I remember seeing these trees when I lived on the East Coast Janet. I hope a whole lot of them don't fall with the weight of all the snow you've been getting.Kathleenhttp://kaseyskorner.typepad.com/kaseys_kornernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-91132559344304941092010-02-10T11:20:39.056-05:002010-02-10T11:20:39.056-05:00Like Dave, I'd like to see more variety (natur...Like Dave, I'd like to see more variety (natural) of trees here - oh there are lots but just not at our place. Nothing but firs. Pines are nice and I love their cones. Our fir cones are pretty wimpy.RainGardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14071017261791897927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-6274398136737458372010-02-10T09:17:14.095-05:002010-02-10T09:17:14.095-05:00Great post! I sure wish we had a few more pines ar...Great post! I sure wish we had a few more pines around here. Our yard is edged with Eastern Red Cedar and that's about it.Dave@TheHomeGardenhttp://www.growingthehomegarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-29709669334018333242010-02-10T08:18:23.910-05:002010-02-10T08:18:23.910-05:00Great post Janet. I occasionally see Virginia Pine...Great post Janet. I occasionally see Virginia Pines when I am out and about, but we just have Loblollies on the farm.sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-66205004781071640962010-02-10T07:41:18.067-05:002010-02-10T07:41:18.067-05:00Hope the Virginia Pines don't break from the w...Hope the Virginia Pines don't break from the weight of the snow across the state. On the news and other blogs, some parts of VA look like.. Canada?<br /><br />CameronF Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14558874651743241988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-27054621754278618162010-02-10T07:35:56.680-05:002010-02-10T07:35:56.680-05:00I rarely see this tree near the coast but seems pr...I rarely see this tree near the coast but seems prolific further up the Peninsula. They do make good Christmas trees. One Christmas my father brought one home and Mom was able to put ornaments all the way to the trunk.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-88144303073682128642010-02-09T23:12:08.232-05:002010-02-09T23:12:08.232-05:00That's a really good picture demonstrating the...That's a really good picture demonstrating the difference between the pines. I know like almost nothing of pines so thanks for the tips!tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-50380254383074460302010-02-09T23:06:00.142-05:002010-02-09T23:06:00.142-05:00These trees can develop a lot of character out in ...These trees can develop a lot of character out in the wild, but they can be a little ragged looking in a yard.How It Growshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06687132248846516168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-38136584935216976552010-02-09T22:39:37.568-05:002010-02-09T22:39:37.568-05:00Janet,
Great post! The Duke website you linked to ...Janet,<br />Great post! The Duke website you linked to was done by a very good friend of mine Will Cook. We have been out in nature with our cameras many times.Randy Emmitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10292186655869617897noreply@blogger.com