On Mar 5, 2005, at 10:47 PM, wrote:

Somebody just gave me an Italian stone pine, one of those retired
grocery
store Christmas trees. I found Ernie Kuo's article, but no other
information. It
appears to be grafted. Anybody know why? One Web site claims it can be
grown
indoors. Is this true? Doesn't it need a dormant period?
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Can anyone give me more information about its growth habits and other
peculiarities? When should I repot it in the North? Does it respond to
the same
pinching techniques you use on a spruce or cedar?
Iris



Iris:
We have one too! Anita found one at a grocery store in Delaware. It
has a 2" base and nice triangular form. I think we're going to style
it as a formal upright. I've had it indoors in the same area where the
Kingsville boxwoods are, which is cooler than the rest of the house. I
understand that it is rated for zone 8. We are basically going to treat
it as the Kingsvilles--keep it out until Thanksgiving or so and see
what happens. We couldn't pass up the trunk, and the price was right.

Craig and Anita
NY
Zone 5b/6a Sunset 37
Ten months of winter, two months of damned poor skiing.

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