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  • From: Hector Black <hblack1925@fastmail.fm>
  • To: nafex mailing list at ibiblio <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [nafex] Pine-nuts for the northeast; including P. pumilla
  • Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2012 07:51:06 -0600

Steve - I'm glad you're looking for dwarf trees. I have both Korean nut
pines and Siberian pines but the cones are about 25 ft. up on the trees.
We've never figured a way to harvest them. Any suggestions out there?
Hector Black zone 6 middle tn


On Dec 7, 2012, at 9:41 PM, Louis Pittman wrote:

> Steve,
> Charles Rhora may be the most knowlegeable person I'm aware of, with regard
> to the nut pines. He's been in on discussions here recently - hopefully
> he'll chime in, but if not, contact him.
>
> LLP
>
> On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 8:42 PM, Steven Covacci <filtertitle@aol.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>> I'm looking to select a type of cultivated pine-nut appropriate for zone
>> 6b - Northeast. I'm actually thinking of Pinus pumilla (dwarf Siberian
>> pine); although it's not self-fertile, I read that the seed is reasonably
>> large - and I like that it's a dwarf tree - i'd rather plant 2 of these
>> than a large (self-fertile) tree of a different species, if it's a good
>> seed.
>> Any good recommendations of self-fertile trees, in case this is not the
>> best solution? I know nearly nothing about non-native pine trees.
>> Thanks,
>> Steve; NJ
>>
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