Pinus sabiniana
Gray pine · also Foothill pine, Ghost pine, Bull pine
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Pinus sabiniana, also known as foothill pine or gray pine, is endemic to California. This long-needled, three-needle pine has sparse bluish-gray foliage and a crooked trunk with irregular, spreading branches. It is often found in foothill woodlands alongside blue oaks, and its large seed cones are armed with stout prickles.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 190.00%28 yr33 in
- 20.00%——
- 10.00%—13 in
Traits
- Form
- Spreading
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 50–70 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15–20 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 33 in, mean 29 in, 90th percentile 39 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.
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- California Central Valley grasslands
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub
- California interior chaparral and woodlands
Other Pinus in the catalogue
51 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
