Ponderosa Pine, Western Yellow Pine, North Plateau Ponderosa Pine Pinus ponderosa ponderosa

Detailed Listing For
Botanical Name:

Pinus ponderosa ponderosa

Family:

Pinaceae

Genus:

Pinus

Species:

ponderosa

Subspecies:

ponderosa

Common Name:

Ponderosa Pine, Western Yellow Pine, North Plateau Ponderosa Pine

Seeds Per Pound:
8,756
Quantity:
1.46 lb
Average Viable Seeds/Packet:
16
Germination:
86%
Germination Test Type:
cut
Purity:
99%
Height:
120 feet
Collection Locale:
Canada
British Columbia
Crop Year:
2022
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
4

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In Stock: 1.46 lb
Prices
  • Pinus ponderosa subsp. ponderosa

Items are priced on a curve, you can buy any 'bulk quantity' up to what we have in stock, some examples are:
1 packet (~ 16 seeds)
$6.95
10 gram (~ 193 seeds)
$22.50
1 oz (~ 547 seeds)
$44.95
4 oz (~ 2189 seeds)
$134.85
8 oz (~ 4378 seeds)
$239.73
1 lb (~ 8756 seeds)
$449.50
Growing Info, follow in order:
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. ponderosa. The 'North Plateau' group includes populations formerly assigned to P. washoensis H. L. Mason & Stockwell (which is arguably a distinct taxon at the varietal rank), as well as those conventionally assigned to P. ponderosa subsp. ponderosa from British Columbia, western Montana, Idaho, and Washington, Oregon, California & Nevada east of the Cascades crest. 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...