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Weeping Pinyon Pine

Pinus pinceana

Also called Pince's Pinyon Pine, Weeping Pinyon

Weeping Pinyon Pine
Photo: ArturoCruzMX, CC BY-SA 4.0

Weeping pinyon pine is a small tree or large shrub conifer from arid, high-elevation Mexico, rarely grown outside its native range. It is drought tolerant and needs full sun and very well-drained soil.

Family
Pinaceae (Pine family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out fully between waterings; overwatering is the main risk.
Soil
Very well-drained, gritty or sandy mineral mix.
Temperature
Tolerates cold well in its native highlands; protect from prolonged heat-wet conditions.
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Not known to be toxic
Native range
NE. Mexico
Climate
subtropical

About

Pinus pinceana, with the common names weeping pinyon and Pince's pinyon pine, is a species of conifer in the family Pinaceae.

Where it grows

This pine species is endemic to Mexico, in the states of: Durango; northern Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Zacatecas; central San Luis Potosí; and southern Querétaro and Hidalgo.

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 pinceana 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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