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Durango Pine

Pinus durangensis

Durango Pine
Photo: Alejandro Gómez Nísino, CC BY-SA 4.0

Durango pine (Pinus durangensis) is a large evergreen conifer native to the mountains of northwestern Mexico, reaching 25 to 40 metres tall, and is grown mainly for timber and forestry. It needs full sun, cool conditions and good drainage, and is a tree rather than a typical garden or houseplant.

Family
Pinaceae (Pine family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water young trees regularly until established, then rely on natural rainfall; avoid waterlogged soil.
Soil
Well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral soil; tolerates poor, rocky mountain soils.
Temperature
Hardy in cool to mild climates, native to highlands at 1,500 to 2,800 m; protect young trees from frost and heat.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
N. & W. Mexico
Climate
subtropical

About

Pinus durangensis, the Durango pine or pino real is a pine tree species endemic to the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range of north-western Mexico.

This species is related to Pinus ponderosa (Ponderosa pine), and included in the same subsection Ponderosae.

Where it grows

The tree is found from Chihuahua and Sonora, southwards through Durango and Jalisco, to Michoacán. It is a moderately high altitude species, growing at 1,500–2,800 metres (4,900–9,200 ft).

Other Pinus plants

Whitebark Pine · Amami Pine · Rocky Mountains Bristlecone Pine · Arizona Pine · Pinus armandii var. mastersiana · Chinese White Pine · Pinus arunachalensis · Knobcone pine · Mexican White Pine · Foxtail Pine · Jack pine · Bhutan Pine

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pinus durangensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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