Siberian Pine, also known as Siberian cedar, kedr and Russian
cedar, is a species of pine tree that occurs in Siberia from
58°E in the Ural Mountains east to 126°E in the Stanovoy
Khrebet mountains in southern Sakha Republic, and from Igarka
at 68°N in the lower Yenisei valley, south to 45°N in
central Mongolia. In the north of its range, it grows at low
altitudes, typically 100-200 m, whereas further south, it is
a mountain tree, growing at 1,000-2,400 m altitude. It often
reaches the alpine tree line in this area.
The mature size is up to 30-40 m in height and 1.5 m in trunk
diameter.It is a member of the white pine group, Pinus Strobus.
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