Hello,
I'm from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. While wondering through the woods with a little boy I work with, we encountered at Pine Sapling (no more than 12 inches tall). Before I could stop the child he pulled the pine from the ground. I believe it's a Majestic Pine, because it has long needles (but I'm very unfamiliar with pines). It pulled out with a few roots, but unfortunately the main root snapped off. Instead of just tossing it aside to die, I brought it home to attempt to save it. Being that I'm unfamiliar with pines, I have no idea what to do with this little guy.
Please help.
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Don't know Majestic but if it came from woods around Harrisburg chances are it is Pinus strobus, or Eastern White pine. Count the needles in a bundle of needles; if it's five, it's white pine.
It needs soil from where you got it from; pines are VERY dependent on mycorrhizal associations, fungi in the soil that symbiotically bond with the pines helping give them air, water, nutrients and an extension to root mass of 3-4 times. Your little fellah will NOT make it without this help.
HG
It needs soil from where you got it from; pines are VERY dependent on mycorrhizal associations, fungi in the soil that symbiotically bond with the pines helping give them air, water, nutrients and an extension to root mass of 3-4 times. Your little fellah will NOT make it without this help.
HG
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