| Scientific Name: | Pinus aristata |
| Common Name: | bristlecone pine |
| Family Name: | Pinaceae |
| Origin: | U.S. - southwest |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Conifer |
| Mature Size: | 5 - 7m x 3 - 4m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Dense |
| Form: | Pyramidal - narrowly |
| Texture: | Medium - fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Accent plant, Alpine, Container planting, Mixed shrub border, Rock garden, Small garden/space, Specimen plant |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Needle-like, Fascicles, Leathery, Glabrous, Glaucous, Acicular, Entire |
| Flowers: | n/a (male cone), Yellow, Dark-red, Brown, Apr-May |
| Fruit: | Cone (winged seeds), Yellow, Purple, Brown, Aug-Sep-Oct, (Persistent) |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Needles contorted, irregular shape; needles 5 per fascicle, (2-)3-4cm long x 0.8-1mm wide, serrulate, dark blue-green, glaucous underneath, persistent (10-17 years); seed cones with each scale with a bristle-like spine (4-)6-8(11)mm long; seeds 5-6mm long, gray-brown to near black; wing about 10-13mm. <a href ='https://www.conifers.org/pi/Pinus_aristata.php' target='_blank'>Conifers.org</a> | |