| Description | Mountain Pine (Pinus uncinata ssp uninata) this subspecies differs from the typical Pinus mugo by growing tree-like. |
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| Plant Type | Trees Coniferous, Shrubs Coniferous |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Leaves | Needles in bundles of two together, and often slightly curved. The needles are dark green. |
| Stems | grey, black flaking |
| Dimensions | reaches about 60 feet tall, pyramidal to broad oval, dark, dense crown |
| Cultivar Origin | U.S. National Arboretum, Washington D.C., USA, 2002 |
| Misc Facts | The name uncinata derived from the Latin for "hooked" due to the hooked prickle present on the seed cones |
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