Bristlecone Pine

Basisdaten

bristlecone pine (Pinus aristata) needles
bristlecone pine (Pinus aristata) needles
  • bristlecone pine (Pinus aristata) needles
  • bristlecone pine (Pinus aristata) branch
  • bristlecone pine (Pinus aristata) resin stains
  • bristlecone pine (Pinus aristata) tip
  • bristlecone pine (Pinus aristata) trunk

Tree profile

name botanical: 
Pinus aristata
family: 
Pinaceae
species: 
conifer
height: 
up to 15 m (49 ft) - slow-growing
needle: 

5 needles, dark green to blue-green, up to 4 cm (1.6 in) long, often with resin stains

fruit: 

cones 2 up to 9 cm (3.5 in) long

bark: 
drab, for long smooth
location: 
likes it sunny and dry
soil: 
porous soils
ph value: 
strongly acidic up to alkaline
stature: 

reddish-brown up to grey, slightly erect up to erect