Acorn (Oak) [Multiple Fruit] (Mulberry) [Nuts] in Prickly Bur (Beech) [Drupe] (Cherry) [Pod] (Locust) [Samara] (Elm) Samara (Ash) Samara (Maple) Cone (Pine) Hairy Seed (Willow) Nuts in Bladder-Like [Bracts] (Hophornbeam) [Berry] (Persimmon) Nut in Husk (Hickory) A Nut-Like Drupe (Basswood) Drupe (Hackberry) Winged Seed (Pine) Multiple Fruit—[Achene] Enlarged (Sycamore) Nuts in Spiny Bur (Chinkapin)
Texas Trees
LIMBER PINE (Rocky Mountain White Pine)
Pinus flexilis var. flexilis James
Limber pine is abundant in the Rocky Mountains and in scattered areas over much of the West. In Texas, limber pine may be found in the Guadalupe and Davis Mountains of West Texas.
As the name indicates, the branches and twigs are especially flexible and tough, often light purple in color. The branches form a rounded tree top or head. The trunk is stout and noticeably tapered.
The needle-like LEAVES are in clusters of five. They are stiff and stout, about 2 to 3 inches long, and arranged in clusters or tufts near the ends of the branches. They stay on the twig for five or six years.
LIMBER PINE ([Fruit] and leaves, one-third natural size)
The “[FRUIT]”, a cone, is relatively short or stocky, mostly from 3 to 6 inches long, made up of rounded rather thick [scales], some turned forward and some backward. The cone is short-stalked. As with all the pines, the seeds mature at the end of the second season of growth.