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Show VALLEY CONES ON DISPLAY AT BAKER By CARL E. HAYDEN Staff Writer Salt Lake Tribune Mrs. Lillian Brumbley of Baker, Nev., is proud of a display dis-play of seven species of evergreens ever-greens in Nevada's Snake Valley Val-ley that produce cones. The cones were collected by Don R. Currey, instructor, department de-partment of geology University Univer-sity of North Carolina. Leslie J. Battey, Salt Lake retired General Electric Co. emplojfe, mounted the cones on a board and Donald Omernik, Finland, Minn., formerly with the Forest Service at Baker, provided the following identification: identifi-cation: Bristlecone Pine (also known as Fox Tail and Rat Tail Pine believed to be the oldest living trees on earth, found in the Wheeler Peak section of Snake Mountain range. Ponderosa Pine a timber tree of Inland Empire In northern nor-thern Idaho. Limber Pine branches so limber they can be tied in knots. Grows with Bristlecone at timberline. Mexican Pinon Nut Tree single needled; famous for quantity and quality of its pine nuts. Douglas Fir remnant in the Snake River Range of cooler climates of bygone era. Engelman's Spruce likes timberline, or abode Is Rocky Mountains. White Fir associates with Engelman's Spruce, native to Rocky Mountains. |