Pinus pungens
Pinus pungens table mountain pine
Evergreen pine which will grow up to 12 m tall with a straight or crooked trunk up and a rounded, irregular crown. The epithet pungens refers to the prickly cones of this species. The cones stay on the tree for many years after opening.
Habitat & Range
Grows in dry, rocky soils on slopes of mountain ridges.
Characteristics
Tree single or multiple crooked trunks; wide irregular crown on horizontal branches
Needles two needles per cluster; stout, stiff and sightly twisted; dark green with white stripes
Bark reddish brown wih thin furrows and small scales
Cones green when young, turning light brown at maturity; in clusters of 3 to 5, often points downward; stalkless & egg-shaped; outer edge has curved spine; contains many windged seeds.
Special Characters
Two needles per cluster
Plant Codes
S-rank: S4 (Apparently secure)
G-rank: G4 (Apparently secure)