It's tall...

Look very similar to kwantungensis , strange.
Clement

HI Clement. You called it correct. I don't know the reason behind the name change to fenzeliana.

The correct name are Pinus kwangtungensis,
I forget 1 g in my previous comment, sorry.
Pinus fenzeliana are an other species.
Clement

Odd, my receipt has both names? Maybe I was misinformed about a name change, or misunderstood...(edit) just checked Conifer Kingdom website -that's where there is a note about the name change.

This post was edited by Lily777 on Wed, Oct 1, 14 at 13:29

Now Pinus wangii subsp. kwangtungensis.

P. fenzeliana is very different, with needles twice as long, and broader cones with thicker, woody scales; it is more similar to P. armandii. The problem arises because one prominent conifer taxonomist failed to study specimens of P. fenzeliana properly.

Resin

Above: Pinus wangii subsp. kwangtungensis cone. Below: Pinus fenzeliana cone.

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Thanks Resin. It's definitely Kwangtungensis, then.

Resin does it again. I'm always impressed by his exactitude.

Lovely tree, will it still outgrow your yard now you know it's true identity?

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Yes, it will definitely outgrow my yard. Dear husband stopped by Conifer Kingdom and this was an impulse buy. He still got everything on my list, so I can't be mad at him.

I guess that's what I get for taking him to the Coenosium Garden at South Seattle Community College. He hasn't been the same since. :o)