Jeffrey pine seed
LATIN NAME: Pinus jeffreyi
COMMON NAME: Jeffrey Pine
The Jeffrey pine is the tall, straight, sweet-scented pine of the high western mountains. The upright, evergreen tree carries the long, dark-green needles in threes, and the large, heavy cones with the inward-curved spines hold the plump, reddish-brown seeds. The bark gives off the fine, sweet scent of the vanilla and the butterscotch on the warm days, one of the quiet pleasures of the mountain air, and the tree is one of the fine, hardy pines of the west. It is a tree of the open, sunny, well-drained ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The Jeffrey pine has carved a quiet but solid place in the plant science, and the tree has been studied for the long, dark-green needles and the large, heavy cones. Researchers have looked at the way the tree holds its own in the high, dry mountains, and it keeps showing up in the work on the hardy pines, the forest trees and the trees of the western mountains. The fine, sweet scent of the bark has also made the tree a curious subject of the studies, and the Jeffrey pine is a regular presence in the work on the pines of the high country.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
The Jeffrey pine does a lot of work in the garden and the wider world. The tall, straight tree is a fine, bold presence in the large garden, the park and the forest, and the large, heavy cones feed the squirrels and the birds of the mountains. The fine, sweet scent of the bark on the warm days is one of the quiet pleasures of the high country, and the straight, strong timber has its own record of use. It has drawn attention in the international forestry and the horticultural press for the tall, straight form and the sweet-scented bark, and it is a fine, long-lived tree of the open, sunny, well-drained garden.
The Jeffrey pine is one of the fine, hardy pines of the high western mountains, and the bark gives off the fine, sweet scent of the vanilla and the butterscotch on the warm days. The large, heavy cones with the inward-curved spines hold the plump, reddish-brown seeds, and the tall, straight tree is a fine, bold presence of the open, sunny ground.
To grow the Jeffrey pine from seed, give the seeds a cold, moist rest, then sow them at a depth of about a centimetre in pots of moist, free-draining soil, covering them thinly, keep them in a bright, open spot and water gently. The seedlings come up within a few weeks and grow on steadily. Give them the sun and the well-drained ground, and the tall, straight, sweet-scented tree will rise through the years.