| Common Name |
Jeffrey Pine |
| Latin Name |
Pinus jeffreyi |
| Native Habitat |
Dry slopes of mountains of California. from 5,000 to
9,000 feet |
| Soil |
Dry to moist, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam,
limestone, low to some organic content, well drained |
| Water |
Once to twice per month depending on soil in hot weather |
| Height X Width |
To 40 feet X 20 feet , 200 feet tall unusual |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Evergreen, long needle-like leaves |
| Garden Suitability |
Thornless, Songbird, Fragrant, Mountain, Ethnobotanical |
| Ornamental Value |
Long dark green needles, fragrant |
| Nature Value |
Nuts eaten by squirrels |
| Native American Uses |
Nuts eaten raw or baked, crystallized sap eaten as candy |
| Links |
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| Images, seeds, and data |
http://www.treehelp.com/shopping/product-detail.asp?Product_ID=2508 |
| Images |
http://www.pinetum.org/PhotoJEFFjeffreyi.htm |
| Nursery, images and data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/507.htm |
| Distribution map |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PIJE |
| Images |
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?where-genre=Plant&rel-namesoup=like&where-namesoup=Pinus+jeffreyi |
| Images and data |
http://www.conifers.org/pi/pin/jeffreyi.htm |
| Note: |
Moderate pollinator |
