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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