on the other side of the mountains, the Antelope Valley. You’ll travel under the shade of pine trees and, in the right season, spot native wildflowers, including the funky red snow plant.

Pinus contorta is prolific throughout the Cascades and the Sierra Nevada and extends to southern California. It is a pine tree of the mountains and grows to an elevation of 11,000 feet.

The mountains (such as the highest ... and blazing sunshine, but some trees specialise in these conditions. Some, like the Scots pine, have become iconic; others, like the willows, are less ...

The bark of ponderosa pine trees has a pleasant odor, a bit reminiscent of vanilla. Rose, a retired clergyman who is now an active author and photographer, became fascinated with mountain trees ...

This Great Basin bristlecone pine, known as Methuselah ... Additionally, there are forests in California’s White Mountains, and elsewhere, where trees currently standing are probably far ...

Researcher discovers genetic differences in trees untouched by mountain pine beetles Aug 16, 2018 Whitebark pine declines may unravel the tree's mutualism with Clark's Nutcracker ...

A 5900-year-old whitebark pine forest has been discovered due to the melting of alpine ice in the Rocky mountains. Scientists found more than 30 trees approximately 3100 metres above sea level ...

As you might be aware, El Paso County and much of Colorado is seeing an uptick in mountain pine beetle (MPB) activity. MPB is a native insect that usually attacks weaker trees as part of a natural ...

Mountain Pine Beetles are native to Colorado, and Till said the recent population increase may be due to increased stress on trees. He added those stressors can be anything from fires to lack of ...