| Foliage | needles are always a yellow green color, 2 needles in a bundle, often twisted |
Leaf Type
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Needle |
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| Needles | 2 |
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| Bark | the bark is scaly with irregular flaky plates. The flakes reveal a yellow orange inner bark while the outer bark is brown black |
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| Bud | .25 inches long cylindrical with resin, pale red brown |
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| Twig | smooth twigs with red brown coloring |
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| Pollen Cone | monoecious, male flowers are yellowish while female colors are purple |
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| Seed Cone | The cone is 1 to 3 inches long, usually curved inwards and remain closed, persist for many years and open only when exposed to high heat such as a fire. |
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| Fall Color | green |
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