Family: Pinaceae
Scientific Name: Pinus flexis Vanderwolfs
Common Name: Vanderwolfs Pine, Vanderwolfs Limber Pine
Description | A good smaller form of the much larger Limber Pine. Has nice blue to gray green needles. |
Pronunciation | (PI-nus)(FLEKS-i-lis) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Coniferous |
Hardiness Zone | 4-7 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | aveage |
Soil & Site | average |
Temperature | best to stay north of zone #7 |
Fruit | cones |
Leaves | blue-green, twisted needles |
Roots | forms a large tap root |
Dimensions | 20-30 by 10-15 feet (HS), pyramidal |
Native Site | Rocky Mountains from Canada to New Mexico at elevations of 5,000 to 12,000 feet |
Cultivar Origin | Vermeulen Nursery of New Jersey in 1972 |
Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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