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Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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2010-06-25 Lower Austria, district Neunkirchen (Gloggnitz greywacke hills, 810 m AMSL).German name: (sterreichische) SchwarzfhreThe cuts in the tree trunks you see here show that pine resin has been extracted. The method is described on this
German Wiki page.Only a couple of decades ago the profession of Pecher still was practised in Lower Austria (these trees are proof of that too; actually, those cuts might even be younger than 10 years); nowadays you only see fresh cuts near Hernstein (close to the town of Bernstein, Lower Austria) where they keep up the tradition for tourists - it is no longer profitable as synthetic materials replace natural resin.Here on this place, or so it seems, it has been given up some years ago.Trees do suffer from the treatment, but they survive it all right; timber from those trees however is of minor quality.
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2010.04.09 Lower Austria, district Neunkirchen, Rax northern flank/Wachthttlkamm (~1060 m AMSL).Habitus shot of a rather young tree, but yet the "layer"- or "storey-like" structure of twigs is obvious, and the peak is stump.Also, even at this distance the long needles clearly are noticeable.Note that Larix decidua (right hand side of the photo) is not growing straight upwards, as you can easily check when looking at that small Picea abies just to its left which grows straight towards the sky.German name: Schwarz-Fhre
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2010.01.24: Austria, Lower Austria, district Baden (505 m).Burnt tree: a fire destroyed a great deal of the local black pine forest on 1st of january, 1983; this tree here was left as a monument and a reminder.German name: Schwarz-Fhre
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2010.01.24 Lower Austria, district Baden, black pine forest (505 m AMSL).Twig; significant for this species are the long needles, as opposed to P. sylvestris.Quite common in Eastern Austria.German name: Schwarz-Fhre
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2010.01.24 Lower Austria, district Baden, black pine forest (505 m AMSL).Habitat; note how stems don't grow straight upright like is typical for Abies and Picea; this is very typical for Pinus, especially Pinus nigra - they often grow at an angle, and keep that angle.Quite common in Eastern Austria.German name: Schwarz-Fhre
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2008-04-15 Lower Austria, district Schwechat (160 m AMSL).Leaves (needles).German name: (sterreichische) Schwarz-Fhre
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2010.04.09 Lower Austria, district Neunkirchen, Rax northern flank/Wachthttlkamm (~1060 m AMSL).Cone and needles; note length of needles which even at a distance makes it very easy to distinguish this one from Scots pines.German name: Schwarz-Fhre
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2008-04-15 Lower Austria, district Schwechat (160 m AMSL).Cones.German name: (sterreichische) Schwarz-Fhre
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Alkersdorf, Lower Austria, Austria
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2009-01-17 Vienna XIX. district (420 m AMSL).View towards Nussberg/ Grinzing vineyards.German name: sterreichische Schwarz-Fhre
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2010.01.24 Lower Austria, district Baden, black pine forest (505 m AMSL).Detail of stem/bark.Quite common in Eastern Austria.German name: Schwarz-Fhre
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Hampton Bays, New York, United States
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Wellfleet, Massachusetts, United States
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Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States
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Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States
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Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States
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Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States
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Suthep, Chiang Mai, Thailand