pinus aristata

Bristlecone Pine Seed

Pinus aristata

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Pinus aristata or Bristlecone Pine is a large shrub or small characterful tree with needles in groups of 5,  flecked with white resin, looking like dandruff. This is how to tell it from the other Bristlcone pine, Pinus longaeva . It has slender bristle like cones. Some specimens in the wild are over 2500yrs old, it is very slow growing! The oldest trees are found in northern New Mexico, Arizona and in the Rockies at high elevations where the conditions are cold and dry.

Earn up to 6 Points.

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Description

Pinus aristata

Common Name: Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine

Native:  The Rockies, USA

Provenance: New Mexico

Size and Spread (10yrs): 1.8m. slow growing

Treatment required: Moist pre-chill of 3-9wks at 4degC

Seeds/ kg:  approx 37,800    73% viable

Ideal sowing period: Spring

Soil Conditions: Most soils except shallow clay. Not too moist

Planting instructions: In the wild it is found in cold sub-alpine conditions. Plant in sun.

Mature Height: 10m eventually

pic courtesy of Forestry Service, US Dept of Agriculture . Public Domain

			

					

				
	
Additional information




			

			Weight
			1.00 g
		

			

			Size
			
Seed Pack (approx 30 seeds)


		

			

			Genus
			
Pinus


		

			

			Family
			
Pinaceae


		

			

			Hardiness
			
Hardy


		

			

			Life Cycle
			
tree


		

			

			Evergreen
			
evergreen


		

			

			Requires
			
sun