Tags: Conifer.
Pinus montezumae known as the Montezuma pine is a species of conifer in the family Pinaceae.It is native to Mexico and Central America where it is known as ocote. The tree grows about 35 m high and 80 cm in diameter; occasionally it may reach a height of 40 m and diameter of 1 m. It has a round crown. The bark is dark brown-grayish.It is found from the Mexican states of Nuevo León (25° N). Lat. and Jalisco (22°) to the north and to Nicaragua (15° S. Lat.) to the south.
