New and Unread Tree-Mails
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Two-Needle Pinon Pine |
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Pinyon Pine |
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Pinyon |
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Rocky Mountain Pinyon Pine |
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Nut Pine |
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Colorado Pinyon Pine |
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Colorado Pinyon |
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Two-needle Pine |
| Plant Habit: | Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8a |
| Plant Height: | 15 to 20 feet (4.5-6 m) |
| Plant Spread: | 10 to 15 feet (3-4.5 m) |
| Leaves: | Evergreen Needled |
| Fruit: | Edible to birds |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
| Pollinators: | Wind |
| Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
| Conservation status: | Least Concern (LC) |
| Posted by robertduval14 (Mason, New Hampshire - Zone 5b) on Apr 19, 2013 3:35 PM New Mexico's state tree. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Dec 2, 2019 8:28 AM I never expected to find any kind of Pinyon Pine in northeast Illinois, but Morton Arboretum did have two specimens in their Conifer Collection that I came upon them in November of 2019. I thought the more humid climate would be too much for these western plants. I have seen this Two-leaved Pinyon Pine on the mountain slopes of northern Arizona in 1970 and then in 1992. This is the most abundant species of four different species of Pinyon Pine in the southwestern US and Mexico. This specific species is native to dry mountain slopes, mesas, and plateaus of northern Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and some areas nearby that, even a little into Mexico. The bluish-green needles of this species is mostly in 2's, but can have some singly or in 3's and about 0.8 to 1.6 inches long. The tree grows 20 to 65 feet high with a dense, conic-rounded crown. The bark is red-brown and is shallowly and irregularly furrowed with rounded scaly ridges. The short, fat cones about 1.4 to 2 inches long and wide have thick scales and hold the large seeds deeply in the cones so that they do not fall out easily and are more available for birds to eat. The seeds are edible for humans too. It grows about 6 to 12 inches/year. [ Reply to this comment | |
| dave | On February 12, 2017 | Seeds germinated |
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