Young tree Lynx Creek
Charlie Johnson | Needles Lynx Creek
Sue Smith | Needles Seven mile Gulch - Tr 354
Sue Smith | Cones Prescott,Southview subdivision
Bev Turnbull | Cones and needles Grapevine Canyon
Sue Smith | Bark Granite Mtn - Tr 261
Marv Mazur |
Origin: Native Similar Species: Pinus arizonica
General Description: Evergreen. The most abundant species of pine in Arizona; tall and straight with crown broadly conic to rounded. Grows in well-drained soils in areas where rainfall is 12 to 40 inches per year. Grows on rocky slopes, gentle to steep.
Identification notes: Leaf sheaths persistent; cones sessile or nearly so. Needles 2 to 5, mostly in 3’s, 3 inches long or longer.
Height: 120 feet Width: 30 feet
Habitat Description: Found on open, rocky, generally drier slopes with well-drained soils throughout the mountains. Can also grow in moist forests, most often on south facing aspects. Common at 5500 feet to 8000 feet.
Plant Communities: Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest, Riparian
Elevation: 3500 - 9500 feet
Leaf Color: Dark green Type: Needles Shape: Narrow Margin: Smooth Attachment: Other Hairs: N
Description: Needles up to 7 inches long in bundles of 3 (bundles of 5 for var. Arizonica), persisting for 2 to 7 years. Needles arise out of the end of the shoot and are covered by leaf sheaths.
Color: Light red to brown Type: Cone or cone-like Description: Conical or egg-shaped to 5 inches long tipped with prickly scales. The ripe seeds are brown and winged.
Bark Color: Reddish-brown to orangish-yellow Bark Texture (Mature): Rough Bark and Branch Description: Young trees called blackjack pine because of dark brown to almost black color. Older trees have cinnamon brown to orangish-yellow color with irregular fissures. Trunk can be up to 4 feet in diameter.
Spines, thorns or prickles: N |
