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Diploxylon

pine subgenus
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  • Stone pine
    pine
    / Physical description and natural history

    …bundle in the leaves, and Diploxylon, or hard pines, which have two. Soft pines, such as white, sugar, and piñon pines, have relatively soft timber, needles in bundles of five (less commonly, one to four), stalked cones with scales lacking prickles, and little resin. Their wood is close-grained, with thin,…

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    …bundle in the leaves, and Diploxylon, or hard pines, which have two. Soft pines, such as white, sugar, and piñon pines, have relatively soft timber, needles in bundles of five (less commonly, one to four), stalked cones with scales lacking prickles, and little resin. Their wood is close-grained, with thin,…

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