Ponderosa Pine Bark

Somebody once wrote: My introduction to the Ponderosa Pine, the Òtree of many names,Ó some 30 years ago, was a bit confusing because of the treeÕs... more

by Muriel Levison Goodwin

Title

Ponderosa Pine Bark

Artist

Muriel Levison Goodwin

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Photograph - Photo On Fine Art Paper

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Somebody once wrote: My introduction to the Ponderosa Pine, the Òtree of many names,Ó some 30 years ago, was a bit confusing because of the treeÕs numerous nicknames: Òlong-leafed pine,Ó Òbull pine,Ó Òblackjack,Ó Òyellowbelly,Ó Òred pine,Ó Òsilver pine,Ó ÒMontana black pine,Ó Òpondo,Ó Òpino realÓ (true pine) and Òpumpkin,Ó all of which rolled off the tongues of forestry professors and park rangers. I thought at first that the labels must apply to the various trees in a mixed coniferous forest, not realizing they all referred to a single species, the Ponderosa Pine.
Ponderosa Pines are easily recognized by their tall, straight, thick trunks, clad in scaled, rusty-orange bark that has split into big plates. One can easily identify some trees by smelling their bark. Ponderosa Pine bark smells like vanilla or butterscotch.
This photo was taken at Lynx Lake in Prescott Arizona

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August 16th, 2015