19. Ponderosa Pine – Pinus ponderosa (look for a large tree with slightly yellowing bark)

arboretum tour Native trees- botany 410

19. Ponderosa Pine – Pinus ponderosa (look for a large tree with slightly yellowing bark)

Yakima, Washington 98901, United States

Created By: Cresanna Zintzun

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Needles are 5 to 10 inches long and in bundles/fasicles of three, forming tufts at the end of each branch. Cones are oval, 3 to 6 inches long and 2 to 4 inches in diameter, with outwardly curved spines that make them prickly to handle. Bark is dark brown and rough textured in young trees and orange-brown with distinctive large plates in mature trees

This point of interest is part of the tour: arboretum tour Native trees- botany 410


 

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