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DNRC Montana Conservation Seedling Nursery

Limber Pine

Limber Pine

Regular price $126.00 USD
Regular price Sale price $126.00 USD
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Product (seedling size, quantity per unit, seed source, elevation)

*ORDERING QUANTITIES - our seedlings are sold in bulk*
10 - 27 cu. in. seedlings are sold in bundles of 24 (1 unit = 24 seedlings)
100 & 175 cu. in. seedlings are sold in bundles of 9 (1 unit = 9 seedlings)

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Pinus flexilis

Native Species

Native Habitat: Dry rocky slopes, ridges, cliff-tops and high mtns where most trees cannot grow. Found throughout most of MT excluding NW and NE

Evergreen: Yes

Light Requirements: Full sun

Growth Rate: 1/2 ft. per year

20-year height: 17 ft.

Elevation Range: 3,000 ft. to 5,000 ft.

Cold Hardiness: Zone 3 - 7

Wind Tolerance: High

Soil Preference: Prefers loams to sands, adaptable to rocky slopes and dry soil.

Alkali/ Saline Soil Tolerance: Fair

Life Span: 60+ years

Minimum Annual Precip: 12 in.

Drought Tolerance: Moderate

Windbreak Spacing: 8 - 14 ft.

Potential Pests/ Disease: White pine blister rust

Deer Resistance: Moderate

Wildlife Value: Major food source for variety of birds, squirrels and porcupines

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