Pinus ponderosa var. brachyptera

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Pinus ponderosa brachyptera (Southwestern Ponderosa Pine seed) Sheffield's Seed Co., Inc.

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Pinus ponderosa var. brachypteraPinus ponderosa

var. brachyptera

Ponderosa Pine, Southwestern Ponderosa Pine, Western Yellow Pine

Pinus ponderosa var. brachyptera

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Details

Min. hardiness zone:

5

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Characteristics

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Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey

Growing Info

Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours

Stratification: cold stratify for 60 days

Germination: sow seed 1/8" deep , tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed

In a Nutshell:

* P. ponderosa subsp. brachyptera (not published). The 'South Rockies' group includes populations formerly assigned to Pinus brachyptera Engelmann (1848) from Arizona and New Mexico. In the far south of those states, it is replaced by Pinus arizonica (q.v.). more...

* An infusion of the dried buds has been used as an eye wash.

* Ponderosa pine was employed medicinally by several native North American Indian tribes, who valued it especially for its antiseptic and vulnerary properties, using it to treat a range of skin problems, cuts, wounds, burns etc. more...