Pinus ponderosa
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Species Name: Pinus ponderosa
Common Name: Ponderosa Pine
- Found locally in the San Gabriel and San Bernadino Mtns, Tehachapi, and Los Padres National Forest. Majestic pine defines the American west. Huge trunk plated by its red bark. Dependent on periodic fires to reproduce.
- Plant Family: Pinaceae
- Plant Type: Tree
- Height by Width: 40-70' H x 20-40' W
- Growth Habit: Pointed and pyramidal
- Deciduous/Evergreen: Evergreen
- Growth Rate: Moderate
- Sun Exposure: Full sun
- Soil Preference: Adaptable
- Water Requirements: Drought-tolerant to moderate
- Cold Hardy to: 15 degrees F
- Flower Season: Cones
- Flower Color: Cones
- Endangered?: Not listed
- Distribution: California Floristic Province, except for North Coast, Great Central Valley, and South Coast
- Natural Habitat: Mixed conifer and lower mixed evergreen forests, generally absent from serpentine soils, from 450' to 6,900'
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