Apache Pine
Pinus engelmannii
Apache pine is a long-needled pine of Southwestern 'sky island' mountains, its drooping foot-long needles giving a striking, almost tropical look. Fire-adapted and drought-hardy at elevation. Like other pines, the resinous seed and inner bark are traditional foods, and the resin has been chewed as gum.
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 50–80 ft
- Spacing
- 25–40 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Bloom
- March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- yellow, brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, mammals, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~201 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen
- Native states
- AZ, NM
Related native plants
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- Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda)