Throughout much of Mexico at 1600-2400m in low rainfall 380-640mm areas. Needles in 2 &3's, Cones globose, 10cm with 15-18 fertile scales with almost wingless seeds 10mm long. Jays and squirrels take the seeds, bury some for winter use, and some survive to grow into trees. People harvest the seed for roasting and eating.

Broadly spreading, evergreen. Shiny leaves with dense white or pale buff tomentum on the underside. Tiny dark red scented flowers, followed by green 3cm capsules. Great coastal shelter but not for cold frosty inland districts.

Broadly conical, evergreen. Shiny, silver-green leaves 3-7cm long. Tiny flowers, dark red, then green to black capsules with sticky black seeds. Good shelter & screening tree. Throughout NZ except Westland, where P. colensoi takes over.

N America. A hybrid of P. orientalis x P. occidentalis. Broadly columnar, deciduous. Trunk often continuous right through the crown. Bark flakes in large plates. Leaves up to 25cm across. Withstands city pollution. Good furniture timber.