Single-leaf Pinyon Pine Pinus monophylla - Pinus fremontiana

Detailed Listing For
Botanical Name:

Pinus monophylla

Family:

Pinaceae

Genus:

Pinus

Species:

monophylla

Common Name:

Single-leaf Pinyon Pine

Seeds Per Pound:
920
Quantity:
16.91 lb
Germination:
98%
Germination Test Type:
Cut (Full Seed)
Purity:
99%
Height:
30-60 feet
Collection Locale:
California
Crop Year:
2024
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
6

This seed does not store well. We advise ordering new crop seed before harvest in the early Fall.

In Stock: 16.91 lb
Prices
  • Pinus monophylla

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 (~ 58 seeds)
$21.50
1 lb (~ 920 seeds)
$250.00
1 kg (~ 2028 seeds)
$500.00
Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours.
Stratification: cold stratify for 60 days.
Germination: sow seed 1/2" deep, tamp the soil, keep moist but not wet.
In a Nutshell:
* The Single-leaf Pinyon , ( Pinus monophylla ) , is a pine in the pinyon pine group, native to the United States and northwest Mexico . The range is in southernmost Idaho , western Utah , Arizona , southwest New Mexico , Nevada , eastern and southern California and northern Baja California .
* Resembles P. cembroides but has mostly single needle pairs and round needles, edible seeds, native from Idaho to California and northern Mexico.
* The edible seeds, pine nuts, are collected throughout its range, in many areas, the seed harvest rights are owned by Native American tribes, for whom the species is of immense cultural and economic importance.
* During the mid-nineteenth century, many Pinyon groves were cut down to make charcoal for ore-processing, destroying the traditional lifestyle of the Native Americans who depended on them for food. When the railroads penetrated these areas, imported coal supplanted locally-produced charcoal. more...