Pine ID

[treerjb]

Still not sure about this pine, so here are a few more photos, taken May 25th.

 

Dont think its Austrian as flowers normally yellow.

 

Its definitely not Corsican either.

 

Any ideas?

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[Gary Prentice]

10 hours ago, treerjb said:

Still not sure about this pine, so here are a few more photos, taken May 25th.

 

Dont think its Austrian as flowers normally yellow.

 

Its definitely not Corsican either.

 

Any ideas?

Have you tried working through the key I posted? It's unlikely you'll get a positive ident. without doing so because the distinguishing features will be pretty minor.

[treerjb]

13 hours ago, Gary Prentice said:

Have you tried working through the key I posted? It's unlikely you'll get a positive ident. without doing so because the distinguishing features will be pretty minor.

Yes I have looked at it, with thanks, so I think I need a decent 10x lens to examine the stomata, which I do not have at the moment. Still far from conclusive as I find the bud scale ID nomenclature a bit confusing.

[treerjb]

I think it may be Pinus Resinola (Red Pine), but cant be certain.

[Gary Prentice]

12 hours ago, treerjb said:

Yes I have looked at it, with thanks, so I think I need a decent 10x lens to examine the stomata, which I do not have at the moment. Still far from conclusive as I find the bud scale ID nomenclature a bit confusing.

I did say that it wasn't easy  but it's quite satisfying working through keys and reaching a conclusion that you're confident with.