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Pinus flexilis |
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Limber Pine, Rocky Mountain White Pine |
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Western North America |
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Dense, broadly pyramidal when young, becoming
symmetrical, broad, flat-topped. |
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30-50 feet tall with a spread of 15-35 feet |
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Plants are
monoecious. Staminate cones are
clustered, purplish in color, becoming
tan-brown. |
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Needles are borne in fascicles of 5 and 2-3 inches
long, densely crowded on the ends of the branchlets, with smooth, entire margins, dark
green in color. |
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Bark is smooth, silvery white to gray, becoming
dark brown to nearly black and deeply fissured.
Branches are very flexible, able to be tied into
knots. |
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Cones are short-stalked, 3-6 inches long, erect
when young, becoming spreading, light brown in
color. |
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