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  2. Pinus ponderosa - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Ponderosa pine forest - Wikipedia

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    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, it can transition to Douglas-fir or ...

  4. Rocky Mountain ponderosa pine forest - Wikipedia

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    The pure stands of Rocky Mountain ponderosa pine forest receive about 15–20 inches (380–510 mm) of annual precipitation. [7] In the northern Rockies, about 40-50% falls in April through September, while in the southern Rockies, about 66-75% falls during these months. [7]

  5. Ponderosa Ranch - Wikipedia

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    David Dortort, the show's producer, said that the inspiration for the name was the large number of Ponderosa pines, which grow above 5,000 foot altitude, in the fictional ranch's location. A Latin derivation would be large (root of the English word ponderous). The exteriors for the television show were occasionally shot in Nevada, usually out ...

  6. Willamette Valley ponderosa pine - Wikipedia

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    The Willamette Valley ponderosa variant only grows on the valley floor, unlike the Douglas-fir, which grows on hillsides, and the wood is softer and easier to mill than the native hardwoods. [1] Because of this, when early settlers used wood from the trees to build homes and cleared land for agriculture, the population was "decimated". [ 1 ]

  7. List of pines by region - Wikipedia

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    Pollen cones of Pinus pinea (stone pine) A red pine (Pinus resinosa) with exposed roots: Young spring growth ("candles") on a loblolly pine: Monterey pine bark: Monterey pine cone on forest floor: Whitebark pine in the Sierra Nevada: Hartweg's pine forest in Mexico: The bark of a pine in Tecpan, Guatemala: A pine, probably P. pseudostrobus, in ...

  8. Ponderosa Pines, Montana - Wikipedia

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    Ponderosa Pines is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gallatin County, Montana, United States. The population was 336 at the 2010 census. [3] Formerly a 13,000-acre ranch, the land was subdivided into 10- and 20-acre parcels and sold by a Hawaiian real estate agency starting in 1972. The lots lacked water, sewer, electricity and road access ...

  9. Maritime coast range ponderosa pine forest - Wikipedia

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    The maritime coast range ponderosa pine forests, also known as ponderosa sand parklands and ponderosa pine sandhills, are a rare temperate forest community consisting of open stands of a disjunct population of ponderosa pine growing on sandy soils in the Santa Cruz Mountains of north central coastal California.