Show The Ponderosa Pine t ItT JI r 4 t t r Y Yr d r rr rug r 1 r i aJ r J ll I t r y i iI iI I 1 ii I i a r Fl 1 0 4 I t Cf I j i i By Paul Paul M. M Dunn Professor of oY Forestry Utah State Agricultural College The ponderosa pine pon- pon irosa is the native yellow pine Df f the Int Intermountain Region was formerly known as the Its remarkable remark remark- Western V sterll yellow pine able ible ability to stand drought and to occupy unfavorable locations are ne factors which largely explain is ts wide range and mark it as one Df f the best evergreens for wind- wind breas areas and shelter shelter-b shelter belts in Utah and rod Nevada When mature it is a large athar full holed tree and has a height of from to feet A Avery Avery Avery very noticeable feature in the development development development de de- de- de of the tre tree is that it never runs to l limbs even when grown in the open The Thc limbs persist persist persist per per- well toward the ground in i J N such cases but usually remain small creating a 0 good windbreak and at ot the same time producing a large volume of good tim saw ber This tree trec grows best bast on a rather loose loos sandy andy loam or gravelly loam soil that is well watered and well drained and at elevations not to d feet The ponderosa pine is the longest longest longest long long- est needled pine in this region The n needles are arc three to eight inches in length and grow in thick clusters clusters' at the ends of small branches Usually three needles to th the although sometimes there cra are but two needles in a sheath sheath The bark of the mature I tree is very hearty yellowish in color with rather smooth large irregular plates and is often from two to three inches thick |