Himalaya pine Pinaceae Pinus wallichiana

Leaf:Evergreen needles, 4-8 inches long, fascicles of 5, fascicle sheath deciduous; grayish or bluish-green with 4-6 rows of white stomatal bands on each ventral surface; slender and distinctly pendent, persisting for 3 to 4 years.
Flower:Species is monoecious; male strobili are borne low in the crown in dense clusters; females are borne higher in the crown and start out erect before becoming pendent.
Fruit:Long, woody cones, 6-12 inches long, narrowly conical, yellowish brown at maturity, pendent, resinous. Grow in clusters of 1-6. Cone scales are broadly wedge-shaped and wide near their apex; end in a blunt umbo.
Twig:Young twigs are glaucous and pale gray-green before darkening with age; buds are conical, resinous, and pointed; generally gray-brown with a red or orange tinge.
Bark:Orange-brown to gray-brown; initially smooth but developing shallow fissures and flakey plates over time.
Form:A large conifer, 150-200 feet tall at maturity; broadly pyramidal in shape with a loose, open crown. Branches are often short and down-curved; occur in regular whorls.

leaf fruit twig bark form map

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