Granite Mtn - Tr 308
Sue Smith
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Plant Description

Origin: Native  Similar Species: Pinus arizonica
General Description: Evergreen. The most abundant species of pine in Arizona; tall and straight with crown broadly conic to rounded. Grows in well-drained soils in areas where rainfall is 12 to 40 inches per year. Grows on rocky slopes, gentle to steep.
Identification notes: Leaf sheaths persistent; cones sessile or nearly so. Needles 2 to 5, mostly in 3’s, 3 inches long or longer.
Height: 120 feet     Width: 30 feet


Habitat

Habitat Description: Found on open, rocky, generally drier slopes with well-drained soils throughout the mountains. Can also grow in moist forests, most often on south facing aspects. Common at 5500 feet to 8000 feet.
Plant Communities: Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest, Riparian
Elevation: 3500 - 9500 feet


Flowers - Gymnosperm, not a flowering plant


Leaves

Leaf Color: Dark green   Type: Needles   Shape: Narrow   Margin: Smooth   Attachment: Other   Hairs: N
Description: Needles up to 7 inches long in bundles of 3 (bundles of 5 for var. Arizonica), persisting for 2 to 7 years. Needles arise out of the end of the shoot and are covered by leaf sheaths.


Fruit

Color: Light red to brown   Type: Cone or cone-like   Description: Conical or egg-shaped to 5 inches long tipped with prickly scales. The ripe seeds are brown and winged.


Bark/Branches

Bark Color: Reddish-brown to orangish-yellow   Bark Texture (Mature): Rough   Bark and Branch Description: Young trees called blackjack pine because of dark brown to almost black color. Older trees have cinnamon brown to orangish-yellow color with irregular fissures. Trunk can be up to 4 feet in diameter.
Spines, thorns or prickles: N

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