Five Needles

Five needle pine

Does the tree have cones that are 4 to 8 inches long with thick scales or 1 1/2 to 3 1/4 inches long that fall apart?

Needles 1" - 3" long, dark green, stiff, margins smooth; branches very flexible; no prickle on thick cone scales, 4" - 8" cone has a short stalk

OR

Needles 1" - 2 ¾” long; cone is 1 ½” - 3 ¼” long, purplish-brown or no mature cones are found intact on the ground.

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