What kind of pine tree is this?

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I wasn’t sure where to put this post I’ts my first time posting here.
I need some help here, a friend gave me this tree that collected and I want to know what kind of tree it is, from what I read and the description I found in this article, it is a Limber pine -“This species of conifer can have multiple trunks. Older bark is gray and plate-like; thin and smooth on younger branches on the tree. Trees in windier regions will often have a pinkish bark color. Needles are 1 to 2 inches long and in bundles of four or five”

 

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I think he said from around Klondike Mountain around Nederland, CO
 

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What is your location? Please add to profile. Does it have 5 needles:confused:?
 
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Need to check individual needles. Pine needles grow in bunches. Some species have 2 needles in each bunch, a few have 3 needles per bunch and others have 5.
See if you can get a real clear close up pic of the base of some needles or just count them yourself to see which group it fits into.
Working out the needle grouping eliminates a huge number of species and helps us get much closer to the ID.
 

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Need to check individual needles. Pine needles grow in bunches. Some species have 2 needles in each bunch, a few have 3 needles per bunch and others have 5.
See if you can get a real clear close up pic of the base of some needles or just count them yourself to see which group it fits into.
Working out the needle grouping eliminates a huge number of species and helps us get much closer to the ID.
Yes it has 5 needles here’s the picture
 

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Limber then.


There aren't many 5-needle/white pines. And only one indigenous to the U.S. Rocky Mountain areas.
 

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Pinus flexilis, Rocky Mountain White Pine aka Limber Pine
 
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