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Ornamental Plants plus Version 3.0 - 00002009
11/12/99
Pinus albicaulis--Whitebark Pine
Hardiness Zones: 4
Height: 30 feet Spread: Form: upright
Type: narrow-leaved evergreen tree or shrub
Annual Growth Rate: less than 12 inches
Comments: Whitebark Pine is native to western North
America. It can be variable in form and often develops
more than one trunk. The plant gets its name from the
bark characteristics of young trees which have smooth,
whitish, peeling bark. The bark of older trees will
develop white patches.
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