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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.
Ponderosa pine is a species of lean and erect coniferous trees distributed in the western US and Canada. It is one of the most abundant conifer species in America and is valued for its rugged-looking and resilient timber as well as for recreational use.
Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa), also called western yellow pine, is one of the most widely distributed pines in western North America. A major source of timber, ponderosa pine forests are also important as wildlife habitat, for recreational use, and for esthetic values.
Ponderosa pine bears cones that are three to six inches long and two inches wide with sharp points on the ends of the scales. While ponderosa pines can grow to heights of 130 feet tall, on the plains they tend to grow much shorter. They typically have a wide and open cylindrical crown.
Ponderosa pine cones & Needles. Ponderosa pine cones are large, ranging from 3 to 6 inches in length. They are ovoid (egg-shaped) when open and more conical when closed. When mature, the cones are usually a reddish-brown color. Before maturity, they can be green or purplish.
Ponderosa pine trees that survive wildfire produce cones, which provide a seed source for recovery, but these cones and large seeds do not travel far from the parent tree.
Ponderosa pines trees have long needles that grows in bundles of three. Those bundles grow near the end of the branches. The needles are five to ten inches long and give the tree a unique appearance. It also produces the largest cones in the Inland Northwest. Cones are 3-6 inches long and 2-4 inches wide.
The ponderosa pine is a large evergreen conifer that may grow to a height of 60 to 125 feet and 25 to 30 feet wide and has a pyramidal to conical habit. It is the dominant pine tree in the western United States and is used for timber.
The ponderosa pine, also known as the yellow pine, is one of the most widely distributed tree species in the West, growing from southern Canada into Mexico, and from Nebraska and Oklahoma all the way to the Pacific Coast.
For Pinus ponderosa, an unripe seed cone is green or brown with scales closed together. One or more ripe, female seed cones are visible on the plant. For Pinus ponderosa, a seed cone is considered ripe when it has turned reddish-brown or brown and the scales have begun to spread apart to expose the seeds inside.