Hidden high in the White Mountains of eastern California, a gnarled, weathered tree quietly holds a staggering secret — it’s ...

For lightly shaded spots, plant a spruce pine because it is shade tolerant. It is a soft, graceful, short needled tree with small cones. If you have space, plant a small grove of pines.

Shortleaf pine, Short-needle pine, Pinus echinata, is potentially a large, stately tree, to 100' tall (the national champion is apparently in Mississippi, and is 138’ tall), and is valued as an ...