Cone about 5 cm long on a tree in Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona [C.J. Earle, 1989].
Common Names
Chihuahua pine, ocote blanco, ocote chino, pino real (1).Taxonomic notes
Two varieties, leiophylla and chihuahuana .Description
Range
Mexico at 1500 to 2500 m (2). See also (3).Big Tree
Oldest
Dendrochronology
Ethnobotany
Observations
Remarks
One of the few pines that can resprout from cut stumps (2).Citations
(1) Elmore & Janish 1976 .(2) Little 1980 .
(3) Robert S. Thompson, Katherine H. Anderson and Patrick J. Bartlein. 1999. Atlas of Relations Between Climatic Parameters and Distributions of Important Trees and Shrubs in North America. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1650 A&B. URL= http://greenwood.cr.usgs.gov/pub/ppapers/p1650-a/pages/conifers.html , accessed 22-Jan-2000.
See also Farjon & Styles 1997 and Perry 1991 .
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