Lacebark pine (Pinus bungeana), an evergreen conifer species native to China, is noted for its graceful profile. It has a height up to 30 m. Bark on young trees smooth, dull grey, scaling off in small patches like a plane tree, changing to chalky-white on old trunks, by which the species can be recognized from a long distance. Young shoots smooth, without down, greyish green. Needles in threes, rather sparsely arranged on the branchlets, persisting three to four years, giving off a turpentiny odour when bruised, dark green,
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