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  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    That pine reminds me of the Eastern White Pines that grow all over the place here.
    That was the first thing that came up when I was trying to work it out, but when I looked at closer photos (of Eastern white pines) I thought it wasn't quite right. But it might be!
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  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    Not sure, but could the second one be a Pinus Mugo ? Worth checking out.
    Pinus mugo is one of the few conifers I feel I 'know', and I don't think it's that. However, I'm not terribly confident, so will look again. Thank you.
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    - Cicero
  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    The first could be leylandii or maybe a Thuja plicata.  Thuja has a pineappley scent if crushed I believe.
    Third one looks like leylandii to me.  I had a couple of potted ones that I neglected and they looked a lot like these.
    I did wonder about Thuja, as it's used a lot for hedging. But it didn't have much scent - I did have a sniff!

    Now that two people have said possibly leylandii for the last one I feel I must reconsider. But my gut said no, it felt very different. 
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    - Cicero
  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    Fire said:
    Scent  of crushed greenery can gives some clues. Maybe @Silver surfer  can help
    Conifers from pics are so hard.
    Without a clear pic to show the number of needles I wouldn't even guess.
    Even trimming original pic I cannot see clearly.
    Pines have needles in small clumps...maybe 2 or 3 or 5.
    Clear pics are needed to even start to guess which one it is.

    Below shows Pinus sylvestris which has 2 needles and a mystery 3 needle pine.



    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    Thanks @Silver surfer - I took samples of other plants but for some reason not that one, which is annoying in retrospect. This is the best shot I have showing needles - not really good enough!



    However, I doubt they'll need to do much with this tree so while it would be good to know what it is, it doesn't affect any maintenance so identifying the other two trees is more important.
    'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
    - Cicero
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