Southwestern White Pine
Pinus strobiformis
Southwestern white pine is a soft, five-needled pine of Southwestern mountains, bearing large wingless seeds prized by nutcrackers and jays. A handsome, drought-tolerant high-country pine.
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 50–80 ft
- Spacing
- 20–35 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- yellow, brown, green
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, mammals, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~201 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen
- Native states
- AZ, CO, NM, TX