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Pinus
coulteri ~ Coulter Pine, Big Cone Pine |
Pinus coulteri is noted
for its large cones and long needles. The needles are gray green and
come in bundles of three and can grow 6-12 inches long. Pinus
coulteri grows to 80 feet tall in good conditions and the trunk can get to
3 feet in diameter. I like the thick carpet of needles that develops
under the trees. The pine needles can be enough to suppress weeds if it is
allowed to accumulate. The cones are large enough to cause real
damage, sitting under these trees in a windstorm when the cones are ripe
begs one to question your reasoning. Like most evergreens the Coulter Pine burns
well if there is a fire and should not be included in a landscape where
wildfire danger is an issue. Pinus coulteri is quite drought
tolerant once established. I have kept a bonsai version of the
Coulter Pine in a one gallon container for years. The Coulter Pine
is native to the coast ranges and inland mountains of Southern California
from an elevation of 1000-7000 feet.
High resolution images
of Pinus coulteri are available |
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