Category Tree

Maritime sands and alluvium. Love

Often forming open forests in the sub alpine to alpine zones, often in semi-arid areas. Usually found on dry rocky ridges and peaks. Love

Dry inner valleys, usually on limestone, to 3000 metres. Gregarious on dry steep rocky slopes on granite or clay slate in areas beyond the reach of the S.W. monsoons. Love

Usually found on dry and exposed slopes, 1800 – 2700 metres in California. Found on a variety of soils, but growing best in those that are deep and well-drained. Love

Hot arid mountain slopes above 2000 metres, with juniper and scrub oak. Love

Scattered singly or in small groves in coniferous forests on dry rocky slopes and ridges to 2000 metres in the coastal mountains of California and N.W. Mexico. Love

Eastern foothills of the outer reaches of the Rockies on arid mesas in pure stands or with junipers. Love

Wet situations. Mountains, river basins; 800-2400 m. Heilongjiang (Tuqiang), Nei Mongol, Xinjiang (Kazakstan, Mongolia, E Russia]. Love

Hot arid mountain slopes above 2000 metres, with juniper and scrub oak. Usually in poor, shallow, rocky or gravelly soils. Love

Hillsides and plains at low elevations from sea level to 600 metres. Found in a wide range of forest and savannah habitats, often as a pioneer species, for instance after fires, where it can create pure stands. Love

Rarely found below elevations of 1500 metres, it grows with larch up to the tree line. Love

Often found on rocky ridges and bluffs, it is reduced to a prostrate gnarled mat at the highest elevations and exposures, but the best specimens are found at lower elevations in sheltered canyons Love

Moderate to high elevations. Mountains, river basins; 1000-3300 m. S Gansu, C and NW Guizhou, Hainan, SW Henan, W Hubei, S Shaanxi, S Shanxi, Sichuan, C Taiwan, SE Xizang, Yunnan. Love

The tree has been cultivated for so long that it is not known in a truly wild situation. Love

Sandy to rich moist soils of low woodlands, coastal forests, along the sides of bogs, streams and swamps. Sometimes found in dry sandy areas in Florida. Love