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Rzedowski's Pine

Pinus rzedowskii

Rzedowski's Pine
Photo: Manuel Nicolás Madrigal Pérez - https://www.inaturalist.org/people/caerulecensmadrigal, CC BY 4.0

Rzedowski's pine is a rare conifer tree from western Michoacán, Mexico, known only from a small area, so it is not a common garden plant. Growing it requires cool, moist, well-drained conditions similar to its montane pine-forest habitat.

Family
Pinaceae (Pine family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while young and in dry spells, but let the top of the soil dry out between waterings to avoid root rot.
Soil
Free-draining, slightly acidic loam or forest-type mix.
Temperature
10–25 °C; protect below about -5 °C.
How easy
Hard
Native range
Mexico (W. Michoacán)
Climate
subtropical

About

Pinus rzedowskii, commonly known as Rzedowski's pine, is a species of conifer in the pine family, Pinaceae.

It is endemic to western Michoacán state, in southwestern Mexico.

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 rzedowskii 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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