 | Southwestern White Pine, Limber Pine, Border Limber Pine, Border White Pine, Mexican White Pine Pinus strobiformis Pinaceae Southwestern white pine is one of the loveliest and rarest Texas pines, with bluish-green needles and light silvery younger bark. It grows high on rocky slopes in the Davis and Guadalupe Mountains of west Texas, sometimes to 90 feet tall. Its needles are finely serrated, 3 to 6 inches long, in clusters of five. The cylindrical cones are 2 1/2 to 10 inches long and without prickles on the scales. Plant Habit or Use: upright conifer large tree Exposure: sun Flower Color: reddish to reddish purple cones Blooming Period: spring Fruit Characteristics: yellow-brown to rich brown cylindrical cones 2 1/2 -10 in. long Height: to 90 ft. Width: to 60 ft. Plant Character: evergreen Heat Tolerance: high medium Water Requirements: low Soil Requirements: adaptable Additional Comments: True limber pine, P. flexilis, occurs in the northern highlands of New Mexico.
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