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Ponderosa Pine Pinus ponderosa

Source:USDA http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/publications/woodypocketguide.pdf

Ponderosa Pine Pinus ponderosa (native) About this tree: Seeds eaten by birds, mammals Can grow on dry soils Grows 75 to 100 feet tall Hardiness zone 3 Identification Tips: Leaves: Needles; stout; flexible; yellowgreen; 5 to 10 inches long; clusters of 2 or 3 Fruit: Cone, tan-brown; 3 to 6 inches long; scales with prickles Twig: Stout; orange-brown; turpentine odor when broken Bark: Black, yellow-orange (old); wide, shallow-furrowed; flaky plates