Pinus cembra - Swiss stone pine, Arolla pine

***Pinus* *cembra***

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Common name: Swiss stone pine, Arolla pine (English)

Family: Pinaceae (Pine)

Distribution: mountains of central Europe and southern Asia

Life form: Evergreen tree

Description: Narrow, densely columnar, extremely upright pyramid in youth, becoming open and flat-topped with spreading, drooping branches when mature. Needles in 5's, held 4 to 5 years; very slow-growing, reaching 25' after 25-30 years.

1: Arboretum - Beech Collection (A-BC) • Accession: 1982-222*A
2: Arboretum - Beech Collection (A-BC) • Accession: 1982-222*D
3: Arboretum - Beech Collection (A-BC) • Accession: 1982-222*E
4: Arboretum - Beech Collection (A-BC) • Accession: 1982-222*G
5: Arboretum - Beech Collection (A-BC) • Accession: 1982-222*I
6: Mullestein Hillside Garden - South (MHG-S) • Accession: 1998-321*A
7: Mullestein Hillside Garden - South (MHG-S) • Accession: 1998-321*B

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***Pinus* *cembra***

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