Pinus virginiana 'Wate's Golden'
Common name: 
Wate's Golden Virginia Pine
Pronunciation: 
PI-nus ver-JIN-ee-a-na
Family: 
Pinaceae
Genus: 
Type: 
Conifer
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
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  • Conifer, evergreen tree, upright, slow growing, about 2 ft (0.6 m) per year, open, needles golden-yellow in winter, green in summer.
  • Sun.
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 4    Introduced in about 1982.
  • Oregon State Univ., North Willamette Research and Extension Center, Aurora.
  • Silverton, Oregon: The Oregon Garden - Conifer Garden.
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