Pinus edulis

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Pinus edulis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
.Pinus edulis, Engelm. (Caryopitys edulis, Small). Nut Pine. Fig. 2966. Small tree, 10-20 or occasionally to 40 ft., with horizontal branches, bushy when young, with low, round-topped head in old age: branch- lets light yellowish brown, puberulous at first: lvs. 2-3, rigid, dark green, 3/4 -1 1/2 in long: cones almost sessile, broadly ovate, greenish yellow, lustrous, about 1 1/2 in. long; apophysis pyramidal, strongly keeled; umbo with minute recurved tip; seed Hin. long, with narrow wing remaining attached to the scale. Colo, to N. Mex. and Texas. S.S. 11:552. F.E. 29:205.—Hardy as far north as Mass., forming a slow-growing and compact bush. The seeds are an important article of food among the Indians. Var. albo-variegata, Hort., has white lvs. mixed with the green ones. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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