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Definition of Ponderosa pine
1. Noun. Common and widely distributed tall timber pine of western North America having dark green needles in bunches of 2 to 5 and thick bark with dark brown plates when mature.
Generic synonyms: Yellow Pine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ponderosa Pine
Literary usage of Ponderosa pine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biodiversity and the Management of the Madrean Archipelago: The Sky Islands edited by Leonard F. DeBano (1999)
"In contrast to the Animas Mountains, Sierra Los Ajos mixed pine stands are
dominated by few individuals of ponderosa pine, with nearly all trees less than ..."
2. Dwarf Mistletoes: Biology, Pathology, and Systematics by Frank G. Hawksworth, Delbert Wiens (1998)
"Interactions of fire and dwarf mistletoe on mortality of southwestern ponderosa
pine. In: Krammes, JS, tech. coord. Effects of fire management of ..."
3. The Minnesota Horticulturist by Minnesota State Horticultural Society (1902)
"But it might be of more interest to know how it behaves in this part of THE
ponderosa pine. South Dakota. The writer started the first ponderosa pines from ..."
4. The California Spotted Owl: A Technical Assessment of Its Current Status. by Jared Verner (1994)
"In the southern Sierra Nevada, ponderosa pine at its lowest elevation generally
occurs with interior live oak. canyon live oak. and black oak. with ..."
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