pinyon pine bark is ruff and hard.
One of the "bones" of a desert garden, pinyon pine (also spelled pinion) is an extremely slow-growing tree of small to medium height. It may reach up to 35 feet, but the norm is more like 10 feet.
A native to high plains, mesas, plateaus (such as the immense Colorado plateau), canyons, foothills and lower mountain slopes, the pinion pine requires little water, produces wonderful cones (both male and female) and the nuts tend to be large for pine, and quite edible and tasty.
In fact, the nuts have been used for food for centuries by Native Americans and later by the Spanish. Now, the nuts are used in a variety of recipes.
One of the "bones" of a desert garden, pinyon pine (also spelled pinion) is an extremely slow-growing tree of small to medium height. It may reach up to 35 feet, but the norm is more like 10 feet.
A native to high plains, mesas, plateaus (such as the immense Colorado plateau), canyons, foothills and lower mountain slopes, the pinion pine requires little water, produces wonderful cones (both male and female) and the nuts tend to be large for pine, and quite edible and tasty.
In fact, the nuts have been used for food for centuries by Native Americans and later by the Spanish. Now, the nuts are used in a variety of recipes.
LINKS
http://www.naturesongs.com/vvplants/pinyon.html
http://www.desertusa.com/mag09/mar09/pinyon-pine.html