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Taxon
Pinus strobus 'Martin's Broom'
Common name:
Martin's Broom eastern white pine
Family:
Pinaceae (pine family)
Distribution:
Species native to e. North America
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 3
Life form:
Evergreen tree
Comments:
A dwarf evergreen form to 6' tall and wide. Needles arranged in groups of 5, fine-textured, 2-5" long, light green with golden tinges on the tips. Young stems gray to green, soft and flexible while older wood becomes dark gray to brown and black. A little-known, dwarf form originating in 1968, but generally unavailable in the trade.
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CON: CM14
(CM14)
• Accession: D1995-1172.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual