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Hey All,

I cannot recall the source but, have read that grafting the Korean Nut Pine 
to the faster growing, Eastern White Pine, really speeds things up.  

Jim Elie
Pulaski, WI
zone 4

---- Lee Reich <lreich@hvc.rr.com> wrote: 
> A number of the pines you list have been growing in the NY Botanical Garden 
> for decades. The best one for the northeast are the very hardy Korean pine 
> (Pinus koreansis); also good are the Swiss Stone pine (P. cembra) and the 
> Siberian pine (P. sibirico). I've been growing Korean pine for 10-20 years 
> and just recently have seen some cones up at the top of the tree.
> 
> Lee Reich, PhD
> http://www.leereich.com/
> http://leereich.com/blog.html.
> 
> Books by Lee Reich:
> A Northeast Gardener's Year
> The Pruning Book
> Weedless Gardening
> Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden
> Landscaping with Fruit
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Dec 15, 2010, at 2:15 AM, Steven Covacci wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Any US-Native Pine Nut/Pinyon for or the Northeast?
> > 
> > Topic: Pine Nuts – US Native
> > 
> > Is there a species or more of pine nut/pinyon that is/are indigenous to 
> > North America (west coast and midwest) that can be successfully grown and 
> > will produce (even if marginally) in the Northeast/mid-Atlantic – i.e. 
> > New Jersey, zone 6b/7a.
> > 
> > North American pine nuts traditionally cultivated that are indigenous to 
> > USDA zone 6 (and lower): short-leaf pine (P. echinata); two-needle pinyon 
> > (P. edulis); sugar pine (P. lambertiana); California foothill pine (P. 
> > sabiniana); and Torrey pine (P. torreyana).
> > 
> > Even though these specific pines come from like USDA zone regions, the 
> > many climatic differences (i.e. moisture, photo period, etc.) and 
> > differences in elevation (I'm near sea level) make it seem unlikely that 
> > I could grow any one of these. However, there is a state park in upstate 
> > NY (high elevation) that, perhaps erroneously, lists hosting one of these 
> > – I forgot the species - and I think that I remember seeing one or more 
> > of these in a champion tree catalogues of neighboring states.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Steve Covacci
> > USDA zone 6b/7a; New Jersey
> > 
> > (p.s. to reduce redundancy – when replying, where practical, please 
> > remove my original text, except for subject heading and specific points 
> > being replied to.)
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