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Siberian pine

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Pinus sibirica

Native to Siberia at low altitudes, further south it is a mountain tree. The mature size is up to 30-40 m height. The needles are in bundles of five, 5-10 cm long; cones are 5-10 cm long. The seeds are also harvested and sold as pine nuts, which in Russia are marketed as Cedar nuts.