Pinus ponderosa (ponderosa pine)
Identity
- Preferred Scientific Name
- Pinus ponderosa Douglas ex Lawson & C. Lawson
- Preferred Common Name
- ponderosa pine
- Other Scientific Names
- Pinus brachyptera Engelm.
- Pinus scopulorum (Engelm.) Lemmon
- International Common Names
- Spanishpino amarillo
- Frenchpin à bois lourdpin jaune
- Local Common Names
- Canadayellow pine
- Germanygelb Kiefer
- Italypino giallo
- Mexicopinabetepino real
- Netherlandsgele dengele pijn
- USAArizona pineblack jack pinebull pinePacific ponderosa pineRocky Mountain ponderosa pinewestern yellow pineyellow pine
- EPPO code
- PIUPO (Pinus ponderosa)
- Trade name
- mixed species
- Trade name
- ponderosa pine-lodgepole pine
- Trade name
- ponderosa pine-sugar pine
- Trade name
- western woods
- Trade name
- white woods
Pictures
Mature stand
P. ponderosa - extends in range from southern-interior BC to Mexico. An exceptional, old-growth P. ponderosa mixed-species stand in the Klammath Falls area, California.
K. Klinka
Mixed stand
Open-canopy, irregular mixtures of Pseudotsuga menziesii and P. ponderosa are very common within drier temperate climates of Western North America. The species composition and stand and age structure are to a large degree controlled by fire.
K. Klinka
Open-grown tree
A solitary P. ponderosa within the grassland landscape of southern British Columbia. Notice the long, live-crown.
K. Klinka
Bark
The bark of mature ponderosa pine has deep grooves and small 'jigsaw puzzle' patterns on the ridges.
J. Worrall
Root system
P. ponderosa has a hefty taproot, which contributes to the cylindrical form of the bole.
J. Worrall
Cones
First-season cones on P. ponderosa. The cones leave some scales on the twig when they fall off, as can be seen in the top-right corner of the photograph.
J. Worrall
Pinus ponderosa
Paul Wray, Iowa State University, bugwood.org
Refer to Bugwood: http://www.bugwood.org/ImageUsage.html
Pinus ponderosa
Paul Wray, Iowa State University, bugwood.org
Refer to Bugwood: http://www.bugwood.org/ImageUsage.html
Pinus ponderosa
Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service, bugwood.org
Refer to Bugwood: http://www.bugwood.org/ImageUsage.html
Pinus ponderosa
Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service, bugwood.org
Refer to Bugwood: http://www.bugwood.org/ImageUsage.html
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Published online: 20 November 2019
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