- s ized ▁ever green ▁tree ▁growing ▁to ▁ ▁tall . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁white ▁p ine ▁group , ▁P inus ▁sub gen us ▁St ro bus , ▁and ▁like ▁all ▁members ▁of ▁that ▁group , ▁the ▁leaves ▁(' need les ') ▁are ▁in ▁fasc icles ▁( bund les ) ▁of ▁five , ▁with ▁a ▁decid uous ▁she ath . ▁The ▁need les ▁are ▁fin ely ▁ser r ated , ▁and ▁( 3 -) 5 – 1 4   cm ▁long . ▁ ▁The ▁con es ▁are ▁sl ender , ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁ ▁broad ▁( closed ), ▁opening ▁to ▁ ▁broad ; ▁the ▁scales ▁are ▁thin ▁and ▁flexible . ▁The ▁se eds ▁are ▁small , ▁ ▁long , ▁and ▁have ▁a ▁long ▁sl ender ▁wing ▁ ▁long . ▁It ▁is ▁most ▁closely ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁blue ▁p ine ▁P inus ▁wall ich iana ▁from ▁the ▁H imal aya . ▁ ▁Sub species ▁It ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁two ▁sub species : ▁P inus ▁dal at ensis ▁sub sp . ▁dal at ensis . ▁Da ▁Lat ▁region , ▁between ▁ 1 1 ° 5 0 ' N ▁and ▁ 1 2 ° 3 0 ' N . ▁Con es ▁ 6 – 1 7   cm ▁long . ▁P inus ▁dal at ensis ▁sub sp . ▁proc era ▁Bus in ský . ▁Central ▁Vietnam , ▁between ▁ 1 5 ° 0 0 ' N ▁and ▁ 1 6 ° 2 0 ' N . ▁Con es ▁ 1 3 – 2