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P. subsect. Ponderosae. Pinus ponderosa, commonly known as the ponderosa pine, [3] bull pine, blackjack pine, [4] western yellow-pine, [5] or filipinus pine, [6] is a very large pine tree species of variable habitat native to mountainous regions of western North America. It is the most widely distributed pine species in North America. [7]: 4.
Ponderosa forest near Mormon Lake, Arizona. Ponderosa pine forest is a plant association and plant community dominated by ponderosa pine and found in western North America. It is found from the British Columbia to Durango, Mexico. [1] In the south and east, ponderosa pine forest is the climax forest, while in the more northern part of its range ...
Optimum habitat has some ponderosa pine over 20 inches (51 cm) d.b.h., which are the best cone producers. [15] Larson and Schubert report that ponderosa pine 36 to 40 inches (91 to 102 centimetres) d.b.h. produced an average of 446 cones per tree per crop. Trees less than 24 inches (61 cm) d.b.h. produced fewer than 100 cones per crop. [16]
A group of ponderosa pine trees. Ponderosa pine forests occurs on the Colorado Plateau [4] and in the Sierra Nevada [2] of the Western United States, as well as other parts of North America. One way to distinguish between them is by their cones. Each has barbs at the end of the scales. The sharp Jeffrey pine cone scale barbs point inward, so ...
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut. Accession. 1981.23. Website. Wadsworth Atheneum. The Lawrence Tree is a painting by Georgia O'Keeffe in 1929 of a large ponderosa pine tree on the D. H. Lawrence Ranch in Taos County, New Mexico. [1][2] The tree still survives (as of 2024) and may be visited at the Lawrence Ranch.
A group of ponderosa pine trees. Ponderosa pine forests occurs on the Colorado Plateau [7] and in the Sierra Nevada [8] of the Western United States, as well as other parts of North America. One way to distinguish between them is by their cones. Each has barbs at the end of the scales. The sharp Jeffrey pine cone scale barbs point inward, so ...
Juniperus occidentalis is a shrub or small tree 4–15 meters (13–49 ft) tall. Exceptionally tall specimens can be found in the John Day area of Oregon in excess of 26–28 m (85–92 ft) tall. The shoots are of moderate thickness among junipers, at 1–1.6 millimeters (32 – 16 in) diameter. The juvenile leaves (on young seedlings only) are ...
Old growth ponderosa pine in Lost Forest. Lost Forest covers approximately 9,000 acres (36 km 2). It is a self-sustaining stand of ponderosa pines growing in the arid high desert, 40 miles (64 km) from the nearest contiguous pine forest. The Bureau of Land Management considers 4,153 acres (1,681 ha) to be prime forest land with large old-growth ...