Mexican white pine

Pinus ayacahuite is a large tree, regularly growing to 30-45 m and exceptionally up to 50 m tall. It is a member of the white pine group, Pinus subgenus Strobus, and like all members of that group, the leaves are in fascicles of five, with a deciduous sheath. The needles are finely serrated, and 9-16 cm long. The cones are long and slender, 15-40 cm long and 4-6 cm broad , opening to 6-10 cm broad; the scales are thin and flexible. The seeds are small, 6-8 mm long, and have a long slender wing 18-25 mm long.

stand of Pinus ayacahuite in Guatemala (ParksWatch 2004). Perry (1991) also suggests a visit to the area around kilometer 168 on Highway CA-1 west of Guatemala City, elev. 3,000 m, where trees over 40 m tall occur in an area locally called "Alaska." In Honduras, it grows on the upper slopes of Cerro Santa Bárbara (2,800 m) and Cerro Celaque (2,900 m); a reliable guide is necessary to locate the trees (Perry 1991). More

Pinus ayacahuite 'Maya' was found as a witches'broom in 1995 in the garden of Mr. G More