Both naturally and artificially occurring pine species (Pinus) can
hybridize, combining their genetic material and sometimes creating hybrids that can be more or less
vigorous than their parent species. An example of a naturally occurring hybrid pine is Pinus × sondereggeri, a naturally occurring cross between
loblolly pine (P. taeda) and
longleaf pine (P. palustris). An example of the many artificial hybrids is Pinus lambertiana × P. armandii.[1]
Subgenus Pinus
Includes both natural and artificial pine hybrids.
Pinus monticola × P. flexilis – Western white pine ×
limber pine
Pinus monticola × P. strobus – Western white pine × eastern white pineJapanese stone pine
cone(Pinus pumila, left) and Japanese stone pine × Siberian pine cone (Pinus pumila × P. sibirica, right).
Anatomy of the cones and visible
morphological differences in the hybridized cone
Pinus monticola × P. peuce – Western white pine ×
Balkan pine
Pinus peuce × P. strobus – Balkan pine × eastern white pine
Pinus peuce × P. parviflora – Balkan pine × Japanese white pine
Pinus flexilis × P. wallichiana – Limber pine ×
Himalayan pine
Pinus flexilis × P. strobus[11] – Limber pine × eastern white pine
Pinus flexilis × P. ayacahuite – Limber pine × Mexican white pine
Pinus ayacahuite × P. strobus – Mexican white pine × eastern white pine
Pinus × schwerinii, Pinus strobus × P. wallichiana – Schwerin's white pine (Eastern white pine × Himalayan pine)
Pinus monticola × P. wallichiana – Western white pine × Himalayan pine
Both naturally and artificially occurring pine species (Pinus) can
hybridize, combining their genetic material and sometimes creating hybrids that can be more or less
vigorous than their parent species. An example of a naturally occurring hybrid pine is Pinus × sondereggeri, a naturally occurring cross between
loblolly pine (P. taeda) and
longleaf pine (P. palustris). An example of the many artificial hybrids is Pinus lambertiana × P. armandii.[1]
Subgenus Pinus
Includes both natural and artificial pine hybrids.
Pinus monticola × P. flexilis – Western white pine ×
limber pine
Pinus monticola × P. strobus – Western white pine × eastern white pineJapanese stone pine
cone(Pinus pumila, left) and Japanese stone pine × Siberian pine cone (Pinus pumila × P. sibirica, right).
Anatomy of the cones and visible
morphological differences in the hybridized cone
Pinus monticola × P. peuce – Western white pine ×
Balkan pine
Pinus peuce × P. strobus – Balkan pine × eastern white pine
Pinus peuce × P. parviflora – Balkan pine × Japanese white pine
Pinus flexilis × P. wallichiana – Limber pine ×
Himalayan pine
Pinus flexilis × P. strobus[11] – Limber pine × eastern white pine
Pinus flexilis × P. ayacahuite – Limber pine × Mexican white pine
Pinus ayacahuite × P. strobus – Mexican white pine × eastern white pine
Pinus × schwerinii, Pinus strobus × P. wallichiana – Schwerin's white pine (Eastern white pine × Himalayan pine)
Pinus monticola × P. wallichiana – Western white pine × Himalayan pine