Pinus x holfordiana is a hybrid between the Mexican White Pine, Pinus ayacahuite, and the Blue Pine, Pinus wallichiana. It arose at Westonbirt Aboretum (owned and planted by the Holford family around 1904).
Pinus x holfordiana
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In growth, it most closely resembles Pinus wallichiana, and has formed a tall tree in the Old Pinetum. The cones, however, are quite different and are produced in great banana-like bunches a handspan long, curved and nut-brown.
New growth
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Each overlapping pointed scale flares out slightly and is tipped by a globule of resin which sparkles in the sun. There are usually fallen cones on the ground, but be aware, they are incredibly sticky!