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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Scientists discovered more than 30 dead whitebark pine trees (Pinus albicaulis ... ‘time capsule’ that tells us not only about these mountain forests 6,000 years ago, but about the climate ...