Basisdaten
description:
The ghost pine occurs naturally in California. At high altitude, it grows often bushy and there it becomes only 10 m high.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Pinus sabiniana
other name:
Foothill Pine
other name:
Bull Pine
other name:
Nut Pine
family:
Pinaceae
species:
conifer
height:
up to 30 m (99 ft)
needle:
The needles stand a threesome in a base, they are pale gray-green and up to 30 cm (11,8 in) long. The thin needles hang down.
fruit:
The large (up to 30 cm (11.8 in)) cones are ovoid and light brown.
bark:
The bark is smooth and red-brown first, later barky and brown.
root:
shallow-rooting, taprooted
location:
sun
soil:
sandy to loamy
usage:
Forest tree
stature:
At an optimal location, the pine becomes a large tree with straight trunk and broad crown. At high altitude, it grows like a bush.