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Pinus taeda 'JC Raulston'
Dwarf Pinus taeda!
In the early 1950's the USDA Agricultural Research Service at Beltsville, Maryland offered seed of a witches' broom (a mutation that results from damage to the tree that usually manifests itself in being compact) to NCSU Horticulture Research Station at Raleigh, North Carolina. Later that station became the JC Raulston Arboretum. The seedlings were planted out at the station for evaluation. In the late 1980's JC Raulston distributed a few grafted plants from the most handsome tree. We were one of those lucky recipients. Since all of our trees originated from the same tree we have decided to name this fine selection in his honor. It was selected for its vigor and compact habit and for its long dark-green needles. This is the most beautiful pine you can grow in the south. We have a limited number of JC's dwarf loblollies for sale. They are grafted onto 3' standards. Normally we do not ship plants that are this tall but we had to in order to make the graft compatible.
This is a special order item. Please inquire by email for pricing and availability.
Note: As of April 2012. Crop Failure! This years grafting attempts did not take so there will be no dwarf pines available in 2012.
Availability: Out of stock.