Monthly Archives: April 2022

(Click on this link to listen to an audio version of this blog … Ponderosa pines The ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) is the most widely distributed pine in North America. It is found from southern Canada down to Mexico, and … Continue reading →

(Click on the link to listen to an audio version of this blog … Bristlecone pine There are three species of pines that are referred to as “bristlecone pines:” the Great Plains bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) (found in Utah, Nevada … Continue reading →

(Click on the link to listen to an audio version of this blog … Lodgepole pine When we were in Yellowstone a couple of years ago, the most abundant large organism I saw numbered in the millions. They were not … Continue reading →

(Click on the link to listen to an audio version of this blog … The limber pine There are, depending on where exactly your cut-off point is between trees and shrubs, about fifty species of trees that are native to … Continue reading →