Pinus hartwegii Lindl.

Mexican mountain pine (en), Pin d'Hartweg (fr)

Species

Gymnosperms > Pinales > Pinaceae > Pinus

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious evergreen tree. It grows 22.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 4.25
Mature height (meter) 22.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
Root diameter (meter) 0.4
Flower color -
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Fruit color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Open, mixed conifer forests at the lower elevations of its range, increasingly growing in pure stands at higher elevations, where it can form extensive forests; at elevations from 2,200-4,300 metres.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Uses dye material medicinal oil timber wood
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use Wound (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, graftings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings graftings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 17 - 20
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 13 - 21
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Pinus hartwegii leaf picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Pinus hartwegii fruit picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Pinus hartwegii world distribution map, present in Brazil and Mexico

Conservation status

Pinus hartwegii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:314865-2
WFO ID wfo-0000481375
COL ID 4J285
BDTFX ID 119766
INPN ID 717414
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Pinus lowii Pinus iztacihuatlii Pinus lindleyana Pinus donnell-smithii Pinus clamaensis Pinus hartwegii Pinus endlicheriana Pinus geitneri Pinus frondosa Pinus scoparia Pinus rudis Pinus suffruticosa Pinus tlamacaensis Pinus northumberlandiana Pinus krelagii Pinus corrugata Pinus wilsonii Pinus robusta Pinus roezlii Pinus resinosa Pinus papeleuii Pinus aculcensis Pinus amecaensis Pinus ehrenbergii Pinus montezumae Pinus atrovirens Pinus standishii Pinus decaisneana var. wilsonii Pinus hartwegii var. rudis Pinus montezumae var. hartwegii Pinus montezumae var. rudis Pinus montezumae var. lindleyana Pinus montezumae subsp. hartwegii Pinus decandolleana var. ehrenbergii Pinus hartwegii subsp. donnell-smithii Pinus hartwegii subsp. rudis