Tahoe Conservation
Pine
Lodgepole
Height 50-80'   xxx
Needles:
Num. 2
Length 1-2 3/4"
Cones 1-1 3/4"
Bark 1/4"
Notes Cornflake bark.
Jeffery
Height 60-170'   
Needles:
Num. 3
Length 5-10"
Cones 5 - 12"
Bark
Notes Bark has a vanilla odor. Called gentle Jeffery because cone prickles turn inward and don't stick you as much as others.
4800 to 9600'
Ponderosa (Western or Yellow)
Height 60-225'   
Needles:
Num. 3
Length 5-10"
Cones: 2-5"
Bark 2-4"
Sugar
Height 100-180'   
Needles:
Num. 5
Length 2-3 1/2"
Cones: 13-18"
Bark 2-4"
Notes  
White
Height 60-100   
Needles:
Num. 5
Length 1 1/2 - 4"
Cones: 5-8"
Bark xx
Notes  
Notes  

Links:
Trees in Biology
pine species descriptions at OregonState.edu
Tree Species
Working in The Woods at cnr.berkeley.edu


last updated 25 Sep 2007
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