Question: I've noticed a pine on the Joppa Flats property that I haven't noticed before. It looks to me like Pinus …
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I've noticed a pine on the Joppa Flats property that I haven't noticed before. It looks to me like Pinus mugs, with the short, bluish needles. It looks to have been planted, so I guess that is why it is missing in the distribution map for Essex County. Could you confirm or correct for me?
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chaffeemonell, good morning. I'm not certain you have photographed Pinus mugo. The upright habit isn't typical, but the winter buds look very large for this taxon. The winter buds suggest Pinus sylvestris. If it is planted, then it would not be included on Go Botany (the only plants mapped their are wild or naturalized).
