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Arolla Pine Pinus cembra (Pinaceae) HEIGHT to 29m
Densely crowned and slender-conical when mature with a strong bole. BARK Reddish-grey, peeling, resinous. LEAVES Needles, to 8cm long, crowded and almost erect. Leaf margins faintly toothed. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Squat cones, to 8cm long, on short stalks; violet-blue first, ripening rich brown. Scales rounded; cones usually fall intact. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Native of Alps and Carpathians, planted here for ornament.
Densely crowned and slender-conical when mature with a strong bole. BARK Reddish-grey, peeling, resinous. LEAVES Needles, to 8cm long, crowded and almost erect. Leaf margins faintly toothed. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Squat cones, to 8cm long, on short stalks; violet-blue first, ripening rich brown. Scales rounded; cones usually fall intact. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Native of Alps and Carpathians, planted here for ornament.
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