Foliage | green attached via a wooden peg (sterigma), square in cross-section (easily rolls between thumb and index finger), pointed |
Leaf Type
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Needle |
Needles | 1 |
Bark | gray flaky, scaly with plates when older; resinous at wounds |
Bud | Light brown or reddish brown similar in color to twig, about 1/4 as tall as needles, scales appear to be unfolding outwards |
Twig | orange-brown with drooping curtain-like branchlets |
Pollen Cone | female: purplish red/ pink in color, originate from terminal ends of branches, found throughout crown; male and female on the same tree (monoecious) |
Seed Cone | large cone with thin-stiff scales 6-8” long |
Fall Color | green |