The Dawes Arboretum
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Taxon
Pinus
strobus
'Slim Gem'
Image: Larson, Richard A. - The Dawes Arboretum
Common name:
Slim Gem eastern white pine
Family:
Pinaceae (pine family)
Distribution:
Species native to e. North America
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 3
Life form:
Evergreen tree
Comments:
A selection of a large evergreen-needled tree discovered near Highlands, North Carolina. It is non-cone bearing and narrowly upright in habit. Needles are long, soft to the touch and blue-green. It grows vigorously to 75' tall or so and 15-20' wide. Useful for screen or vertical accent.
Locations
1:
CON: CJ13
(CJ13)
• Accession: D1999-0347.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
Area
Individual