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Pinus wallichiana
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Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
Common name:
Himalayan white pine, Himalayan blue pine
Family:
Pinaceae (pine family)
Synonym:
Pinus excelsa, Pinus griffithii
Distribution:
Himalayas
IUCN Red list:
Least concern
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Evergreen tree
Comments:
A beautiful, graceful evergreen tree with massive pendulous branches and glaucous-green needles. Can reach 150' tall, but 80' is more common in cultivation. Cones are larger than most species, 6-10" long, extremely resinous, harboring numerous winged seeds. Young stems are bluish green. Bark on older wood is dark gray or gray/brown with smaller fissures. Plant in full sun in well-drained soil.
Links:
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Flora Europaea
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Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy)
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The Plant List
Locations
1:
MAG: CC14
(CC14)
• Accession: D1942-0047.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
OAK: BK33
(BK33)
• Accession: D1997-0086.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
3:
STC: AJ10
(AJ10)
• Accession: D1990-0782.001 • Origin: Pakistan • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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Individual