Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa 

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  • General appearance:
    Ponderosa Pines are well known for their bark which smells like vanilla. The bark also has a distictive appearance as it tends to flake off in puzzle shaped pieces. These trees tend to grow in drier sites and at a wide range of elevations.
    3-15

  • Branch:
    The Ponderosa branches appear bushy, particularly at the ends of the twig.
    3-30

  • Needle bundles:
    Needles occur in bundles of THREE.
    3-31

  • Cones:
    Ponderosa cones are larger than Lodgepole cones and have a sharp, stiff prickle on each cone scale.
    6

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