Pinus coulteri
Coulter pine · also Bigcone pine, Big-cone pine, Pitch pine
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Coulter pine, also known as big-cone pine, is an evergreen conifer native to the coastal mountains of Southern California and northern Baja California. It is characterized by its long, stiff, bluish-gray needles and extremely large, heavy, talon-like cones. Adapted to Mediterranean climates, it tolerates low water use and thrives in chaparral and oak woodlands.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 200.06%—25 in
- 170.00%36 yr18 in
- 30.00%—2.4 in
- 30.00%—15 in
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 50–80 ft
- Canopy spread
- 30–40 ft
- Lifespan
- 100 years
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
- Tolerates
- coastal
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 20 in, mean 21 in, 90th percentile 33 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub
- California coastal sage and chaparral
- California montane chaparral and woodlands
Other Pinus in the catalogue
51 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
