Common Name: Mexican Pinyon Pine Latin Name: Pinus cembroides Tree Size: Medium Leaf Type: Evergreen Growth Rate: Slow Water Needs: Dry Tolerances: Drought, alkaline soils (pH > 7.5) Attributes: Texas native, seeds or fruit eaten by wildlife Features: Short, stiff blue-green needles and small cones that yield pine 'nuts.' Comments: Good as specimen tree or living Christmas tree, but must have good drainage. Problems: Pine tip moth can kill new shoots; slow grower. Firewise: No

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