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New Mexico Forestry Division Conservation Seedling Program

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Growth Rate: Moderate
Mature Height: up to 80 feet
Water Requirements: Moderate
Alkalinity Tolerance: Moderate-High
Preferred Elevation: 4500 - 9000
Cold Hardiness: Excellent
Color: It has long green needles and orange/redish bark when mature.
Suggested Uses: windbreaks and reforestation.
Pest Problems: bark beetle, twig beetle, sawflies and dwarf mistletoe.
Tree Description: This is a large, native conifer. It is the primary commercial tree species in New Mexico. It has a pyramidal shape when young and becomes conical with age. Squirrels clip the cones and store them in caches and extract the seeds for winter consumption. The tree grows best on well-drained soils. It has low calcium carbonate tolerance and no salinity tolerance. The optimum soil pH is 5.0 to 9.0. It is shade intolerant. Hardiness zones are 3 through 9 at elevations above 4500 feet. The crown width is between 25 and 30 feet.

Pinus ponderosa
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Small SeedlingsSold in Lots of 49 Seedling(s)
At $90.00 per Lot


1078 Seedlings available or 22 Lot(s)