Pinus englemannii

January 17, 2014
Pinus englemannii
Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
Pinus englemannii

Jan 17 2014 |

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Show Notes

photos-from-sept-and-oct-001 Petey gets so excited about the Apache Pine. What’s up with that?

Pinus englemannii is it’s northern most range in southeastern Arizona. Though at first glance it appears to be a Ponderosa Pine, certainly the very long needles give it away. It’s one of my favorite pines to grow and I take them to the farmers markets in Cochise County to sell. I suspect they will make me rich. It could happen.

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