Knobcone Pine
Pinus attenuata
Knobcone pine is a fire-dependent western pine whose tightly sealed cones cling for decades and open only in a blaze. A pioneer of poor, rocky, fire-prone slopes from Oregon to Baja.
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 20–50 ft
- Spacing
- 15–25 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, mammals, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~201 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen
- Native states
- CA, OR
Related native plants
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