Botanical Name: Pinus flexilis
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Common Name: Limber Pine  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Tree, Conifer

 

Height Range

12-25', 25-40'

 

Flower Color

n/a

 

Flower Season

n/a

 

Leaf Color

Blue Green

 

Bark Color

Grey

 

Fruit Color

Brown, Green

 

Fruit Season

Fall, Persistent

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

Limber pine is a high-elevation Utah native that gets its common name from its flexible branches that bend under the weight of snow rather than breaking. It has an upright, rounded pyramidal form, and grows about 25 to 35 feet tall and wide. It has stiff needles that curve upwards and green cones that ripen to brown. Its width makes it tough to use in an urban setting, but there are several cultivars in trade that are well suited to city-scapes, including 'Vanderwolf's Pyramid.' There are some limber pines in the Greater Avenues Water Conservation Demonstration Garden.