Whitebark pine or Creeping pine (Pinus albicaulis) is a conifer tree that is a member of the white pine group, subgenus Pinus Strobus, and section Strobus. This species is native to the mountains of the western United States and Canada, particularly the subalpine regions of the Sierra Nevada, Cascade Range, Pacific Coast Ranges, and the…
Characteristics of Foxtail Pine (Pinus balfouriana)
Foxtail Pine (Pinus balfouriana) is a rare species of pine tree that is endemic to California, United States. This tree is closely related to the Bristlecone Pine (Pinus aristata & Pinus longaeva) and Rocky Mountain Juniper (Juniperus scopulorum). Two separate Foxtail pine populations are found in the southern Klamath Mountains and the southern Sierra Nevada….
Characteristics of Bunge’s Pine (Pinus bungeana)
Bunge’s pine or White-barked pine (Pinus bungeana) in Chinese is called 白皮松 and in Japan is known as シロマ)ツ, which comes from northeastern and central China. Pine bungeana grows in the mountains, often on limestone, in the north of its distribution, it also grows on acid soils. Bunge’s pine is found on the southern slopes…
Characteristics of Western White Pine (Pinus monticola)
The Western white pine or Silver pine (Pinus monticola) is a species of pine that grows in the mountains of the western United States and Canada, particularly the Sierra Nevada, Cascade Range, Coast Range, and the northern Rocky Mountains. Its distribution extends to sea level in many areas, especially in Oregon and Washington. This tree…
Characteristics of Stone Pine (Pinus cembra)
Stone pine or Swiss stone pine (Pinus cembra) is a species of pine tree that grows in the Alps and the Carpathian Mountains of central Europe (Poland, Switzerland, France, Italy, Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Slovakia, Ukraine, and Romania). The very similar Siberian Pine (Pinus sibirica) is treated as a variety or subspecies of Swiss pine by…
Characteristics of Bristlecone Pine (Pinus aristata)
Bristlecone Pine (Pinus aristata) is a long-lived pine tree species native to the United States. The tree grows naturally in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and northern New Mexico, with isolated populations of the San Francisco Peaks in Arizona and the Kaibab National Forest north of the Grand Canyon. This tree is usually found growing…
Characteristics of Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta)
Lodgepole Pine or Shore Pine (Pinus contorta) is a species of conifer tree common in western North America. This tree usually grows near the coast and in dry to subalpine montane forests, but rarely in lowland rainforests. There are four subspecies of Pinus contorta, and one of them is sometimes considered to have two varieties….