Pinus ponderosa
Ponderosa pine
- Also called Ponderosa pine, Western yellow pine, Bull pine
Evergreen pine, 30-50 m, lives 300-600 years
What it is
Ponderosa pine is the most widespread pine of western North America. Old trees have thick, orange-brown bark broken into large plates like jigsaw pieces, which smell of vanilla or butterscotch on warm days. Its long needles, 12 to 25 cm, grow in bundles of three in Oregon, and its cones are prickly. It grows in open, park-like forests on dry slopes from British Columbia to Mexico.
What it's used for
- Its light, even-grained wood is used for windows, doors, mouldings and general building.
- Its large seeds feed squirrels, chipmunks and birds such as nuthatches and jays.
- Old trees and snags are nesting sites for woodpeckers, owls and bats.
Where we plant it
Rebuilding Oregon's Forests
Fremont-Winema National Forest, Oregon, United States
Plant trees in this projectOur partners plant the mix of native species that suits each site and season, so a gift plants trees in the project rather than this one species. Pinus ponderosa is one of the species planted there.
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