Pinus montezumae
Montezuma pine · also Rough-branched Mexican pine, Rough-bark Mexican pine, Rough barked Mexican pine
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Pinus montezumae is an evergreen conifer native to Mexico and Central America, characterized by a conical form maturing to a rounded crown with fissured bark. It exhibits variable morphology, including a unique bunchgrass-like juvenile stage that protects against fire. This pine requires well-drained soil and increasing light, showing rapid growth for its first 60 years.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 350.00%——
- 30.00%—13 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 50–80 ft
- Canopy spread
- 20–28 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
Trunk diameters across every city: median 13 in, mean 14 in, 90th percentile 17 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.
Tropical & Subtropical Coniferous Forests
- Central American pine-oak forests
Other Pinus in the catalogue
51 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
