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Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Plant Height: 50-125 feet
Fruit: Showy
Other: 1/2 to 1 inch glaucous bluish-black berry like fruit containing a single seed.
Fruiting Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Useful for timber production
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Resistances: Fire Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Wind
Miscellaneous: Dioecious
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
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Common names
  • Brown Pine
  • Illawarra Plum

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Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2018-02-02

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