Lacebark Pine

Growth habit

Tree

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

China

Location

Conifer Slope, Pinetum

Source of plant

Morris Arboretum, Klyn Nurseries, US National Arboretum, William J. Hamilton, Weston Nurseries, John Vermeulen & Son Inc., Obal Garden Center

Description

Pyramidal to rounded, often with many trunks in youth, becoming open picturesque, flat-topped and spreading with age. Needles in 3's, held 3 to 4 years. Bark exfoliating in patches like a plane tree, young stems greenish with irregular whitish or brownish areas interspersed. One of the most handsome of pines for bark character.

USDA Hardiness Zone

4

Special characteristics

bark, winter interest