Pinus monophylla

Identification

Pinus monophylla, Pinyon Pine.
Pinus monophylla, Pinyon Pine, is growing here among boulders in Joshua Tree National Monument, Mojave Desert, California. - grid24_3
Pinus monophylla, single leaf pinyon pine
Pinus monophylla, Pinyon Pine, lives in the drier areas of California, mostly on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada mountains. - grid24_3
Pinus monophylla
Pinus monophylla habitat - grid24_3
Pinus monophylla in it's habita north of Big Bear at about 5000 foot.
Single-leaf Pinyon, Pinus monophylla growing in a forest in the Southern Sierras - grid24_3
Pinus monophylla, Pinyon Pine in southern Sierras
Pinyon Pine. in the rocks in Joshua Tree - grid24_3
Pinus monophylla in the rocks in Joshua Tree
Pinus monophylla in the rocks at Joshua tree - grid24_3
Pinus monophylla in Joshua tree

Description

A very slow growing conifer. Do not expect 15 ft. in your lifetime. The biggest one we've been able to grow was about 3' tall in 7 years. It has 1" grey green needles , edible nuts, ( twenty years to bearing age ), and a distinctly Western Habit. It looks like it needs an old ranch house next to it (maybe in miniature). This tree usually will grow above the desert margins and along with Pinus Jeffreyi is the pine of choice for bad climates and high stress sites. A good bonsai or for small gardens without summer water after second year. The drought has made this tree a beacon for wildlife. Takes many years to produce edible pine seeds. You need patience for this tree! Often this tree will be in sandy or sandstone areas only, surrounded but sagebrush or Joshua trees in a more alkaline loamy clay]

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Characteristics

Pinus monophylla Pinyon Pine tolerates alkaline soil and clay.

Pinus monophylla Pinyon Pine's foliage color is green-gray and type is evergreen.
Pinus monophylla Pinyon Pine's flower color is na.
Pinus monophylla Pinyon Pine's fruit is edible.

Communities

Communities for Pinus monophylla Pinyon Pine:Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Yellow Pine Forest and Central Oak Woodland.

Ranges for Pinus monophylla

ph: 6.00 to 8.00
usda: 5 to 10
height[m]: 2.00 to 15.00
width[m]: 2.00 to 10.00
rainfall[cm]: 56.00 to 97.00

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