Basisdaten
description:
The limber pine is present in North America, especially in and near the Rocky Mountains.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Pinus flexilis
other name:
Rocky Mountain White Pine
other name:
Southwestern White Pine
family:
Pinaceae
species:
conifer
height:
up to 25 m (82 ft) rarely higher
needle:
The needle has five needles on a base and is blue-green. The needles are easily folded and therefore not quite round. The needles are up to 8 cm (3.2 in) long.
blossom description:
The pine is monoecious with male and female flowers on the same tree.
fruit:
The cones are first green in autumn, brown, ovate to 15 cm (5.9 in) long.
bark:
The bark is gray-brown and almost smooth.
location:
sun
soil:
drained, poor soils
stature:
The growth is usually upright and more-stemmed, at altitudes bushy too .