Mexican pinyon
Pinus cembroides
USDA zones5 to 8
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterNeeds dry soil
Size20 to 30 feet tall15 to 20 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral, alkaline
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Mexican pinyon (Pinus cembroides) is a tree for low maintenance and woodland gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun and dry, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It stays small and bushy, with a rounded crown and blue-green needles in bundles of three. The tree is evergreen and drought tolerant. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything.
Pairs well with Ponderosa pine, Douglas fir, and Autumn moor grass.
Native range
NM and TX.