(American Nut Pine, Mexican Nut Pine, Pinyon Pine)

The pinyon pine is a signature tree of the inland west. It is an exceptional slow-growing pine for arid regions. In the wild it grows in the dry mountains of the southwestern United States. Its pine nuts are edible and were an important food source for indigenous tribe's people. These are the pine nuts of culinary commerce.

The pinyon has a symmetrical habit in its youth but becomes more rounded with age. Its needles are in twos, dark green in color and highly fragrant. It bears beautiful small,...

(Afghan pine, Eilar Pine)

This is a fast growing pine for regions with extremes of temperature and the rigors of periodic drought. Afghan pine is native to the eastern Mediterranean, Afghanistan and Persia. Populations are most numerous in semi-arid areas with extreme summer heat and very cold winters.

This upright, tree has a rounded canopy that features dark green foliage with needles in bundles of two. Its bark is very thick, gray and red-brown hued and deeply fissured. Its pretty cones are oval and brown.

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(Slash Pine)

This variety of slash pine from Florida is distinguished by its relatively dense wood and its grass-like early growth.

The medium-length needles are borne in twos, sometimes threes. The spiny, brown, hand-sized cones shed seeds their second year, providing food for wildlife. Seedlings resemble a clump of grass, remaining in this "juvenile" state for several years. Mature specimens are tall and round-crowned with orange-gray, scaly bark.

This cold-tender tree favors full sun and well-drained...

(Limber Pine)

This handsome, cold-hardy, small- to medium-sized evergreen tree comes from mountains of western North America from Canada to Mexico.

The medium to long, supple, bluish-green needles of this pine are held in bundles of five toward the tips of long flexible branches. The densely borne needles have conspicuous white lines on their upper surface. In spring, trees produce tiny male cones and large female cones near the branch tips. The yellowish brown female cones mature in 2 years, dropping...

(Limber Pine)

Rapidly forming a low dense irregular mass of sprawling branches, this prostrate evergreen is one of numerous selections of limber pine, a hardy small to medium-sized tree from mountains of western North America.

The long, supple, bluish-green needles of this pine are held in bundles of five toward the tips of long lax branches. The needles have conspicuous white lines on their upper surface. In spring, plants may produce tiny male cones and large female cones near the branch tips. The yellowish...

(Limber Pine)

This handsome, cold-hardy, small- to medium-sized evergreen tree comes from mountains of western North America from Canada to Mexico.

The medium to long, supple, bluish-green needles of this pine are held in bundles of five toward the tips of long flexible branches. The densely borne needles have conspicuous white lines on their upper surface. In spring, trees produce tiny male cones and large female cones near the branch tips. The yellowish brown female cones mature in 2 years, dropping...

(Limber Pine, Vanderwolf's Pyramid Pine)

A slow-growing, compact selection of limber pine, ‘Vanderwolf’s Pyramid’ is an excellent evergreen conifer for dry, temperate climates. The parent species is named for its extremely flexible limbs, some so limber they can be tied into a knot. It is native to mountains throughout the western U.S, from Canada to Mexico. Such a large range explains the tolerance of ‘Vanderwolf’s Pyramid’ for varied conditions such as open space, parks, urban sites, dry, rocky places, and high elevations. An upright,...

(Aleppo Pine)

A Mediterranean native valued for its exceptional heat- and drought-tolerance, this medium-sized evergreen tree is often planted in California and the Southwest United States.

The short, bright green needles of this pine occur in bundles of two. They are rather sparsely borne on short upright branches which form an open, rounded, irregular crown. In spring, tiny male cones and larger female cones appear near the branch tips. The egg-shaped, yellowish brown female cones angle backward from...

(Jeffrey's Pine)

This alpine pine is among the toughest mountain species of the American West. Its range extends from southern Oregon to California, Nevada and even into Baja California. Though its extreme adaptability allows it to survive at lower elevations, these trees are not tolerant of air pollution. In urban areas Jeffrey's pine will grow weak over time and become more susceptible to pests and diseases, so it is best grown at higher elevations where temperatures are cooler and summer moisture more plentiful.

Jeffrey's...

(Bosnian Pine)

Bosnian pine is a lovely, symmetrical, slow-growing, evergreen tree, prized for urban sites. It is among the most commonly-used evergreens in cities and gardens of Europe. It is native to the Balkans and much of the Mediterranean region, growing in a wide range of very well-drained soils. This pine when young grows as a quite symmetrical, pointed sapling with well-anchored branching. Its form rounds out as the tree reaches maturity, revealing a beautiful layered structure. Short, very-stiff, dark-green...