Needles: Whitebark pine has 5 needles per bundle, like western white pine, but western white pine needles are longer and thinner, and have a bluish color.Cones: The cones are only 2 to 3 inches long. … Bark: The bark is light gray, and the twigs are flexible like rope.

What does a whitebark pine look like?

Whitebark pine can grow to 12–18 m tall (40–60 ft) and, rarely, up to 1.5 m (5 ft) in diameter. They are shorter, or even shrub-like, in Krummholz form, at higher, windier elevations. The bark is thin, scaly, and grayish. Their needles are 4–10 cm long (1.5–3 in), in clumps of 5 at the ends of upswept branches.

Where is whitebark pine found?

Location: Whitebark pine is typically found in cold, windy, high elevation or high latitude sites in western North America and as a result, many stands are geographically isolated.