Ponderosa Pine
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Ponderosa Pine

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Botanical Name: Pinus Ponderosa
Hardiness Zones: 3-7
Mature Height: 60-100'
Growth Rate: Medium
Seed Source: Colorado

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PPOPL2Y06 2 Year 6 - 9" 144 6.83 6.75 6.38 6.00 5.85 5.70
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Description

Notes
The Ponderosa Pine is liked by many as its bark has a sweet smell of vanilla or butterscotch. Along with that, it is know to live us to 500+ years. It displays green/yellow-green needles that are about 5-7″ long with red-brown cones 3-6″ long.

Uses
Ponderosa Pine is commonly used for lumber.

Wildlife Value
The seeds that this pine produces feeds many birds and small animals.

History & Lore
The Ponderosa Pine was named by David Douglas, a scottish botanist. Native Americans were known to use the pines’ seeds in bread or to eat them raw.

Hardiness Zones 3-7 Tree Type Conifer Tree Subtype Pine Mature Height 60-100' Mature Spread 30' Growth Rate Medium Seed Source Colorado
Sun Preference Full sun Soil PH Range 5.0-9.0 Soil Preference Deep, moist, well drained, loamy sand, clay loam, rocky, dry, alkaline, salt soil Tolerant Deer, drought Intolerant Hot summer Diseases Needle blight, elytroderma needle disease Pests Bark beetle

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