Pinyon Pine
Pinus edulis
The slow, rounded little pine of the Colorado Plateau, bearing the rich edible pine nuts central to Southwestern cuisine and Indigenous foodways. Supremely drought- and cold-hardy.
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 50–50 ft
- Spacing
- 12–36 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, mammals, songbirds
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~201 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- naturalizing
- Native states
- AZ, CA, CO, NM, NV, OK, TX, UT, WY
Related native plants
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- Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda)