| Foliage | slender, paired, dark green needles, 4-6" long; densely packed; snap when bent |
Leaf Type
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Needle |
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| Needles | 2 |
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| Bark | light and dark gray with areas of red/brown, slight cracks or fissures; developing large thick plates |
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| Bud | oval, 1/2" long, resinous |
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| Twig | gray or light brown with protrusions where needles attach |
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| Pollen Cone | male (staminate strobili) purple/red in lower canopy; female (ovulate strobili) smaller in upper canopy; both male and female on same tree (monoecious) |
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| Seed Cone | woody cones, egg-shaped, 2" long, attached directly to branch (sessile) |
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| Fall Color | green |
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