lacebark pine
tree
Also known as: Pinus bungeana, lace-bark pine
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The lacebark pine (Pinus bungeana) is a Chinese tree. It often grows as a shrub when cultivated. Its bark flakes off, revealing a chalky-white color. The leaves grow in clusters of three, and its cone scales have a spine-like tip.1
The term "lacebark" can also refer to other trees, including a West Indian tree (Lagetta lintearia), an Australian Kurrajong (Sterculia acerifolia), the ribbon tree, and the ribbonwood. The bunya pine (Araucaria bidwillii), native to Australia, is a large evergreen conifer, but it is not a true pine.23
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