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Nelson's Pine

Pinus nelsonii

Also called Nelson Pinyon Pine, Nelson's Pinyon

Nelson's Pine
Photo: Silversyrpher from Scotland, UK, CC BY 2.0

Nelson's Pine (Pinus nelsonii) is a small, drought-tolerant pine tree native to semi-arid mountains of northeastern Mexico, reaching about 10 m with a rounded crown. It is grown mainly as a landscape or specimen tree in warm, dry, well-drained sites, and it is rarely grown as a houseplant.

Family
Pinaceae (Pine family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently once established, and allow the soil to dry out between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, gritty or sandy soil; tolerates poor, rocky soils.
Temperature
Tolerates warm summers and mild winters; protect young trees from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
NE. Mexico
Climate
subtropical

About

Pinus nelsonii, Nelson's pinyon, is a species of pine native to the mountains of northeastern Mexico, in Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí and Tamaulipas at 1,800–3,200 m altitude.

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 nelsonii 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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