where is this? They're beautiful!

Nice driving. I need to do that more.

You can see them at Kickapoo caverns park. There are some roadside pinyons near alpine. I think the pinyon in the chisos mountains is just regular p. Cembroides, not Cembroides var. remota. I've seen pinus edulis (Colorado pinyon) in the guadalupes. That's quite a drive though . but if you make it out there hike up to about 8000 feet to see the only white pines and Doug fir in texas.

Yes I saw them on my hike up, years ago. I remember standing on a cliff with pines towering over me and looking east over the arid shorter Delaware mountains (more hills). Great memorable break. cool winds in shade and needles at my feet.

I planted one at Friedrich Wilderness Park 30 years ago. It's just off the parking lot near the road up to the office/classroom building. I haven't checked on it in several years but last I did it was about 8 feet high. They are very slow growing.

Ill look for it next time I go. I haven't been in a few years. I have a different species from mexico (p. Johannis) in a large clay pot of gravel. Its about 20 years old and about four feet tall. Some edulis seedlings I have about 6 years old are a foot tall.