| Description | A picturesque Pine with orange colored inner bark. |
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| Pronunciation | (PIE-nus)(sil-VES-tris) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Coniferous |
| Hardiness Zone | 3a-7 |
| Sunlight | full sun |
| Moisture | average, tolerates dry |
| Soil & Site | prefers well drained acidic soils (4.5 to 6.0), tolerates poorer |
| Leaves | 2-3 inches needles, groups of two, stiff, pointed and blue-green in color. |
| Stems | The orange, flaky bark of the upper trunk and large branches is distinct to this pine. The lower trunk has bark that is composed of gray or reddish-brown fissures and plates. |
| Dimensions | Reaches 30-60 feet in height by a spread of 30-40 feet. At youth an irregular pyramid becoming rounded and picturesque |
| Propagation | seeds have no dormancy |
| Native Site | Introduced to the USA from Europe. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #184-Michigan Trees (Burton V. Barnes, Warren H. Wagner) |
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