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Pinus balfouriana, the foxtail pine, is a rare high-elevation pine that is endemic to California, United States. It is closely related to the Great Basin and Rocky Mountain bristlecone pines, in the subsection Balfourianae.
The foxtail pine, found in the Kings Canyon National Parks and Sequoia National Park along with the subalpine zones, is a tree with great longevity. This is not a commercial plant and are not harvested commonly.
Foxtail pine is a very long-lived conifer, although it does not approach the extreme ages of Great Basin bristlecone pine. Foxtail pine occurs on wetter sites than bristlecones; consequently, foxtail pines show relatively faster growth, develop heart rot, and die more quickly than bristlecone pines . Foxtail pine has advanced heart rot by 1,000 ...
Description of the evolution, biology, distribution, ecology, and uses of Pinus balfouriana (foxtail pine).
Foxtail pines are erect, have flattened crowns, and thick branches growing at odd angles reflecting their lifelong exposure to high winds and heavy snows. The needles of foxtail pine are tightly bunched along the branches, in bottlebrush style; hence the common name.
Foxtail pine is a rare pine that only occurs in California. It has short needles that bunch together at the end of the branches giving them the appearance of a fox's tail and its name. Photo Source: 124. Learn about bristlecone, foxtail, limber and whitebark pines, their ecosystems and the threats that face them.
The Foxtail Pine (Pinus balfouriana) is a rare pine that is endemic to California, United States, where it is found in two areas with a separate subspecies in each, the typical subsp. balfouriana in the Klamath Mountains, and subsp. austrina in the southern Sierra Nevada.
The number of needles in a bundle is an important distinguishing character for pine trees. Foxtail and many other high-elevation species, like whitebark pine, bristlecone, and Western white pine, have five in a cluster, while ponderosa pines typically have three, and lodgepole pines have just two.
Pinus balfouriana Grev. & Balf. Pinus balfouriana is a tree that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California. This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora.
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