Limber Pine

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Pinus flexilis, the limber pine, is a species of pine tree-the family Pinaceae that occurs in the mountains of the Western United States, Mexico, and Canada. It is also called Rocky Mountain white pine. Its pliant branches gives it the common name "limber" and specific epithet flexilis. Its needles are about 8 centimeters (3+1⁄4 in) long and a dark, blueish green. Its bark is heavily creased and dark grey. Its pale wood is lightweight and soft.
Limber pine is a small to medium sized tree, averaging 20 inches in diameter and 40 feet tall. Slow growing, long-lived species, sometimes taking several hundred years to reach maturity. Mature trees may exceed 1000 years of age. The Limber pine is popular as a windbreak tree or an ornamental tree due to its drought tolerance. It is also grown as a Christmas tree, liked for the soft needles but with stiffer branches than an Eastern white pine.