SUBSPECIES BENTHAMIANA (Pacific Ponderosa Pine)

species: PINUS. Ponderosa. Benthamiana
genus PINUS. species Ponderosa. subspecies Benthamiana
PONDEROSA PINE:
Yellow pine



Bark:
Bright Orange or red plates.
Large plates


California, particularly in the Sierra Nevada, Washington and Oregon
benthamiana, in the Sierra Nevada, is the largest of all subspecies of Ponderosa.


Long tap-root


NEEDLES:
Very long
Triples
Leaves 3 per fascicle, (Bunches of three) live 4-6 years, long needles
Red pollen cones. Pollen cones are cylindrical with seeds maturing in 2 years.
Aromac bark: one of the most pleasant and identifing smells of the forest. Most pronounced after a rain and when the forest is in the sun.


Trees live 400 to 500 years.

2005.03.08 March

2005.03.08 March
Yellow Pine
Cohasset

2005.03.08 March

2005.03.08 March
Yellow Pine
Cohasset

2005.03.08 March

2005.03.08 March
Yellow Pine
Cohasset

2005.03.08 March

2005.03.08 March
Yellow Pine
Cohasset