Pinus ponderosa

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Common name: ponderosa pine

Family: Pinaceae (pine family)

Distribution: w. North America

IUCN Red list: Least concern

Hardiness: USDA Zone 3

Life form: Evergreen tree

Comments: A large conifer averaging 60' tall by 30' wide. A narrow, conical tree when young, but later becoming irregular in outline. Needles grouped three per bundle, 10" in length, yellow-green to dark green. Cones occur singly or in groups of 3-5, 3-6" long with sharply pointed prickles on the bracts. Use as a screen or background plant. Site in full sun, well-drained soil.

Links: • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • The Plant List • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture

1: CON: CQ12 (CQ12) • Accession: D0000-0949.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2: DWD: AI09 (AI09) • Accession: D1927-0038.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
3: DWD: AI09 (AI09) • Accession: D1927-0039.005 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
4: STC: AH15 (AH15) • Accession: D1994-0938.001 • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
5: VVW: AP21 (AP21) • Accession: D2006-0049.002
6: VVW: AP21 (AP21) • Accession: D2006-0049.003
7: VVW: AP21 (AP21) • Accession: D2006-0049.005
8: VVW: AQ21 (AQ21) • Accession: D2006-0049.001

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