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Pink pine

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Pink pine

Pink pine is a small shrub or tree of boggy ground and subalpine habitats. Its name refers to the colour of its wood. Inset is foliage detail.

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Maggy Wassilieff, Conifers – Small conifers, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/12680/pink-pine (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 1 March 2009.