Chihuahua White Pine, South western white/Mexican white pine, med' needles,. USDA H4-hardy
Southwestern white pine is an evergreen coniferous species of tree that grows to mature heights of 50 to 80 feet (15 - 24 m) with a slender, straight trunk up to 20 to 36 inches (50 - 90 cm) in diameter, measuring at breast height; and a crown conic, becoming rounded to irregular with age.
Pinus strobiformis
, as described in 1848 by Georg Engelmann
(1809–1884), in Memoir of a Tour to Northern Mexico: connected with Col. Doniphan's Expedition in 1846 and 1847, is commonly known as Mexican white pine, Arizona white pine, Chihuahuan white pine, and southwestern white pine; as well as pino blanco, pinabete, and pino enano in the Spanish language. The species name describes this tree's general resemblance all members of subsection Strobus
.
Ethnobotany. The seeds were eaten by the indigenous people of the southwestern U.S. It is locally (in Mexico) used for cabinetry, doors and window frames.
