Pinus flexilis
Limber pine · also Rocky Mountain white pine
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Pinus flexilis, also known as limber pine or Rocky Mountain white pine, is a long-lived conifer native to the mountains of the Western United States, Mexico, and Canada. This species can reach extreme old age, with documented specimens over 2,000 years old. It is well-suited for mountainous environments.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 3020.10%—3.0 in
- 1020.23%9.8 yr4.3 in
- 860.02%12 yr3.0 in
- 390.02%—5.0 in
- 250.00%—5.0 in
- 230.00%—1.2 in
- 110.00%9.3 yr2.0 in
- 70.01%23 yr29 in
- 30.02%——
- 20.01%—13 in
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Lifespan
- 1000–2000 years
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.9 in, mean 6.4 in, 90th percentile 15 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Conifer Forests
- Alberta-British Columbia foothills forests
- Arizona Mountains forests
- Central British Columbia Mountain forests
- Central-Southern Cascades Forests
- Colorado Rockies forests
- North Cascades conifer forests
- Sierra Nevada forests
- South Central Rockies forests
Other Pinus in the catalogue
51 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
