Pinus muricata aka Bishop Pine

Pinus muricata, also known as bishop pine, is a coniferous evergreen tree with a restricted range mostly in California, including offshore Channel Islands, and a few locations in Baja California, Mexico. It prefers to grow on dry, rocky soil in coastal exposures. The needles are green to blue-green, and the cones occur in one to five clusters. The cones remain unopened for many years until fire or strong heat causes them to open and release the seeds. The common name "bishop pine" resulted from the tree having been first identified near the Mission of San Luis Obispo. This tree has a large number of common names and other prior scientific names, due primarily to numerous variant forms. Other English names that have occasionally been used are prickle cone pine, Obispo pine, Santa Cruz pine, and dwarf marine pine. Bishop pine seems to prefer already disturbed, unvegetated areas where it probably faces less competition from oaks and shrubs. In addition to being a tree, Bishop's Pine is also a super rare houseplant that needs regular watering and direct light to thrive. It belongs to the Pinus genus and is native to Southwestern North America.