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Johann's Pinyon

Pinus johannis

Also called Johann's pine

Johann's Pinyon
Photo: Chanel Wheeler, CC BY-SA 2.0

Johann's pinyon is a small to medium pine from the pinyon group, native to the mountains of the southwestern US and northern Mexico. It is grown mainly as an ornamental tree for parks and large gardens, and it needs cool, dry conditions with good drainage.

Family
Pinaceae (Pine family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the soil dry out between waterings; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained, gritty or sandy soil; tolerates poor, rocky ground.
Temperature
Tolerates cold winters well, with hardiness to roughly -20 °C; struggles in hot, humid summers.
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Not known to be toxic
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
Mexico (Coahuila, Zacatecas, Nayarit)
Climate
subtropical

About

Pinus johannis, the Johann's pine, is a pine in the pinyon pine group, native to North America. The range extends from southeast Arizona and southwest New Mexico, United States, south in Mexico along the Sierra Madre Occidental and the Sierra Madre Oriental to southern Zacatecas and San Luis Potosí. It occurs at moderate to high altitudes, from 1,600–3,000 metres (5,200–9,800 ft), in cool, dry climate conditions.

Uses

The edible pine nut seeds are collected in Mexico to a small extent.

Other Pinus plants

Rocky Mountains Bristlecone Pine · Arizona Pine · Chinese White Pine · Mexican White Pine · Jack pine · Turkish Pine · Lacebark Pine · Canary Islands Pine · Caribbean pine · Swiss Pine · Mexican Pinyon · Sand Pine

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pinus johannis 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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