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🌱 Pine Nut (Stone Pine / Pinyon)

Pinus pinea (Italian stone pine), Pinus edulis (pinyon)
nuts evergreen conifer tree
☀️ Sun
full sun
💧 Water
very low, extremely drought-tolerant
🗺️ Zones
["4", "8 (pinyon), 7", "10 (stone pine)"]
🧪 Soil pH
5.5-7.5
🪴 Soil Type
well-draining, sandy, tolerates poor soils
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained

🤝 Companions (6)

🤝 Lavender
Slow-growing pines producing edible seeds in cones. Needle litter acidifies soil—only acid-tolerant companions thrive beneath. Takes 15-25 years to produce significant harvest. Iconic Mediterranean landscape tree.
🤝 Rosemary
Slow-growing pines producing edible seeds in cones. Needle litter acidifies soil—only acid-tolerant companions thrive beneath. Takes 15-25 years to produce significant harvest. Iconic Mediterranean landscape tree.
🤝 Sage
Slow-growing pines producing edible seeds in cones. Needle litter acidifies soil—only acid-tolerant companions thrive beneath. Takes 15-25 years to produce significant harvest. Iconic Mediterranean landscape tree.
🤝 Thyme
Slow-growing pines producing edible seeds in cones. Needle litter acidifies soil—only acid-tolerant companions thrive beneath. Takes 15-25 years to produce significant harvest. Iconic Mediterranean landscape tree.
🤝 arbutus
Slow-growing pines producing edible seeds in cones. Needle litter acidifies soil—only acid-tolerant companions thrive beneath. Takes 15-25 years to produce significant harvest. Iconic Mediterranean landscape tree.
🤝 rockrose
Slow-growing pines producing edible seeds in cones. Needle litter acidifies soil—only acid-tolerant companions thrive beneath. Takes 15-25 years to produce significant harvest. Iconic Mediterranean landscape tree.

⚠️ Keep Apart (2)

⚠️ moisture-loving plants
Growth inhibition or competition
⚠️ plants sensitive to acidic needle litter
Growth inhibition or competition

📝 Growing Notes

Slow-growing pines producing edible seeds in cones. Needle litter acidifies soil—only acid-tolerant companions thrive beneath. Takes 15-25 years to produce significant harvest. Iconic Mediterranean landscape tree.

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