 Best Sellers Sugar Pine Pinus lambertiana - Strobus lambertiana Detailed Listing For Botanical Name: Pinus lambertiana Germination Test Type:  Cut (Full Seed) Collection Locale: California
Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6 In Stock: 12.02 lb Prices Items are priced on a curve, you can buy any 'bulk quantity' up to what we have in stock, some examples are: 1 packet (~ 0 seeds) $8.95 1 oz (~ 106 seeds) $40.00 1 lb (~ 1700 seeds) $400.00 1 kg (~ 3748 seeds) $800.00 | | | Growing Info, follow in order: Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours. Stratification: cold stratify for 90 days. Germination: sow seed 3/8" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed. | In a Nutshell: * The Sugar Pine ( Pinus lambertiana , family Pinaceae ) is a species of pine that occurs in the mountains of Oregon and California in the western United States , and Baja California in northwestern Mexico , specifically the Sierra Nevada , the Cascade Range , the Coast Ranges , and the Sierra San Pedro Martir . * Naturalist John Muir considered sugar pine to be the "king of the conifers". The common name comes from the sweet resin, which Muir found preferable to maple sugar.[3] It is also known as the great sugar pine. The scientific name was assigned by David Douglas in honor of Aylmer Bourke Lambert. * In the Achomawi creation myth, Annikadel, the creator, makes one of the 'First People' by intentionally dropping a sugar pine seed in a place where it can grow. One of the descendants in this ancestry is Sugarpine-Cone man, who has a handsome son named Ahsoballache. * The sugar pine is the tallest and largest Pinus species, commonly growing to 40–60 meters (130–195 ft) tall, exceptionally to 82 m (269 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of 1.5–2.5 m (4 ft 11 in–8 ft 2 in), exceptionally 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in). The tallest recorded specimen is 83.45 metres (273 ft 9 in) tall, is located in Yosemite National Park, and was discovered in 2015. more... * The seed has a pleasant sweet nutty flavour, with a hint of resin. The nut, together with the shell, can be pulverised into a nut butter. A sugar is obtained from boiling off the water in the sap. Some caution is advised since it is laxative if used in large quantities. more... |
Conservation Plant Characteristics
Pinus lambertiana Douglas
sugar pine
PILA | Summary | | Duration | Perennial | | Growth Habit | Tree | | Native Status | L48 (N) | | Federal T/E Status | | | National Wetland Indicator | | | | | Morphology/Physiology | | Active Growth Period | Spring, Summer, Fall | | After Harvest Regrowth Rate | | | Bloat | None | | C:N Ratio | High | | Coppice Potential | No | | Fall Conspicuous | No | | Fire Resistant | No | | Flower Color | Brown | | Flower Conspicuous | No | | Foliage Color | Green | | Foliage Porosity Summer | Moderate | | Foliage Porosity Winter | Moderate | | Foliage Texture | Fine | | Fruit/Seed Color | Brown | | Fruit/Seed Conspicuous | Yes | | Growth Form | Single Stem | | Growth Rate | Rapid | | Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) | 40 | | Height, Mature (feet) | 229.0 | | Known Allelopath | No | | Leaf Retention | Yes | | Lifespan | Long | | Low Growing Grass | No | | Nitrogen Fixation | None | | Resprout Ability | No | | Shape and Orientation | Erect | | Toxicity | None | | | | Growth Requirements | | Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils | Yes | | Adapted to Fine Textured Soils | No | | Adapted to Medium Textured Soils | Yes | | Anaerobic Tolerance | None | | CaCO3 Tolerance | None | | Cold Stratification Required | Yes | | Drought Tolerance | Medium | | Fertility Requirement | Low | | Fire Tolerance | Low | | Frost Free Days, Minimum | 150 | | Hedge Tolerance | Low | | Moisture Use | Medium | | pH, Minimum | 5.6 | | pH, Maximum | 8.0 | | Planting Density per Acre, Minimum | 430 | | Planting Density per Acre, Maximum | 1200 | | Precipitation, Minimum | 25 | | Precipitation, Maximum | 90 | | Root Depth, Minimum (inches) | 40 | | Salinity Tolerance | None | | Shade Tolerance | Intermediate | | Temperature, Minimum (°F) | -28 | | | | Reproduction | | Bloom Period | Spring | | Commercial Availability | Routinely Available | | Fruit/Seed Abundance | Medium | | Fruit/Seed Period Begin | Spring | | Fruit/Seed Period End | Summer | | Fruit/Seed Persistence | Yes | | Propagated by Bare Root | Yes | | Propagated by Bulb | No | | Propagated by Container | Yes | | Propagated by Corm | No | | Propagated by Cuttings | Yes | | Propagated by Seed | Yes | | Propagated by Sod | No | | Propagated by Sprigs | No | | Propagated by Tubers | No | | Seed per Pound | 2080 | | Seed Spread Rate | Slow | | Seedling Vigor | Medium | | Small Grain | No | | Vegetative Spread Rate | None | | | | Suitability/Use | | Berry/Nut/Seed Product | Yes | | Christmas Tree Product | No | | Fodder Product | No | | Fuelwood Product | Medium | | Lumber Product | Yes | | Naval Store Product | No | | Nursery Stock Product | No | | Palatable Browse Animal | Medium | | Palatable Graze Animal | Low | | Palatable Human | Yes | | Post Product | No | | Protein Potential | | | Pulpwood Product | Yes | | Veneer Product | Yes | | |
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