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Pine identifying

purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 4,830
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Hi everyone.  Have had this pine in my front garden since we moved in and wondered which is was.

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  • pansyfacepansyface Posts: 21,890

    THAT PINE IS A YEW.image

    Apophthegm -  a big word for a small thought.
    If you live in Derbyshire, as I do.
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 4,830

    Looked it up and the berries look right but my tree is much more compact than the pictures I saw. Do they grow very slowly?

  • pansyfacepansyface Posts: 21,890

    VERY VERY VERY SLOWLY.image

    Apophthegm -  a big word for a small thought.
    If you live in Derbyshire, as I do.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 52,034

    It's a golden yew as pansyface says. They are quite slow growing, and they keep that columnar shape, but can be pruned if you want it to staysmaller.

    Taxus baccata 'standishii' is it's name.

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 4,830

    That explains it as it is about 25 years old and about 8 foot tall! ?

  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 4,830

    Thanks pansyface and fairygirl. Now I know I'm not doing anything to slow it's growth and it's happy where it is.

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