Scientific Name:	Pinus monticola
Pronunciation:	PYE-nus mont-ee-KO-luh
Common Name:	western white pine (seedling)
Family Name:	Pinaceae
Plant Type:	Conifer
Key ID Features:	Seedlings w. 7-10 cotyledons.
Course(s):	HORT 1193/1293

Habit: Form: Texture: Mature Size: Height: 22 - 30m Spread: Origin: B.C. west of Cascades Hardiness Rating: Zone 4: (-34 to -29 C) Exposure: Soil/ Growing Medium: Landscape Uses: Forestry Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Form: Needle-like Arrangement: Fascicles Texture/ Venation: Surfaces: Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Acicular Margins: Additional Info: In groups of 5; 5-10 cm long, soft, flexible, edges finely serrate.

Inflorescence Type: n/a (male cone) Flower Morphology: Monoecious plant Colour (petals): Male Cone, Yellow Flower Time at Peak: Mar, Apr Additional Info: takes several years before cones form

Fruit Type: n/a, Cone (winged seeds) Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Additional Info: takes several years before cones form

Bark or Stem Colour:     Organ Modifications: Ectomycorrhizae

Propagation:	Seed
Pest Susceptibility:	Deer resistant, Drought resistant

Location(s): (GNH) GreeNHouse (NRY) NuRserY Location Map

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