Botanical Name: Pinus strobiformis
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Common Name: Southwestern White Pine  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Tree, Conifer

 

Height Range

40-60'

 

Flower Color

n/a

 

Flower Season

n/a

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green

 

Bark Color

Brown, Grey

 

Fruit Color

Brown, Yellow

 

Fruit Season

Fall, Persistent

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

Border pine is a evergreen conifer native to high elevation deserts in the southwest. It is moderate growing, eventually reaching 40 to 60 feet tall, and 20 or more feet wide; it has an open habit, and so its size seems less imposing. Its needles are a glossy dark green, and cones are yellow-brown in color and are about 2 to 3 inches long, with a sharp prickle at the end of each cone scale. The bark is resinous. Makes a good windbreak, screen, or specimen.