Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica

Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica, first described by Dmitrij Ivanovitsch Litvinov (1854–1929) is a variety of Scots pine native to eastern Siberia in the vicinity of Lake Baikal; northern Mongolia where it is very rare; and northeastern China — Nei Mongol (north Khingan (Hinggan) Mountains. It differs from the typical variety in the following ways:

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Attribution from: Aris Auders and Derek Spicer; RHS Encyclopedia of Conifers; ©2012 Kingblue Press

Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica - a young 1993 accession at the Arnold Arboretum, Boston, Massachusetts. The seed was collected in the wild in China. Photo taken November 16, 2014.
Photo by John Waskiewicz
Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica - detail showing the dull green needles
Photo by John Waskiewicz
Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica - closeup of bark
Photo by John Waskiewicz

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