[Pines: The Genus Pinus in Mt. Adams Country]

Two photos of white bark pine as seen from the lower section of the Ridge of Wonders on the eastern slopes of Mt. Adams...........July 17, 2006. The larger, older whitebark pines on the mountain have recently been hit hard by disease and most have died off. Many young plants so far seem to be surviving better than their parents.

Pollen cones of whitebark pine as seen at about 7200' along the Highline Trail #114 on the northeastern slopes of Mt. Adams.........July 24, 2005. The needles of whitebark pine are typically in clusters of 5 needles.

The photo at left shows a young, six foot high whitebark pine as seen along the Round the Mt. Trail #9 about one-quarter mile west of the Aiken Lava Flower on the southern slopes of Mt. Adams.........October 22, 2005. The photo at right shows whitebark pines growing at about 6240' near the base of the terminal moraine for the Adams Glacier, Mount Adams Wilderness.....August 28, 2021.A couple of subalpine firs (Abies lasiocarpa) are visible too.

A large whitebark pine as seen at left along a ridge at the western edge of Bird Creek Meadows on Mt. Adams.........October 13, 2006. The photo at right shows a wind blown whitebark pine on the western lateral moraine of the Lava Glacier above Foggy Flat, Mt. Adams Wilderness......August 27, 2020.

Germinating seedlings of whitebark pine high on the cindery slopes of Little Mount Adams, Tract D lands of the Yakama Nation..........August 13, 2012.

Stunted whitebark pines (krummolz) at the base of the south lateral moraine for the Mazama Glacier (7300'), Yakama Nation lands at Bird Creek Meadows, Mount Adams......September 14, 2022. Note the upper stems which are denuded by winter winds blowing ice crystals and sand, while the lower parts of the trees are protected by a blanket of snow. The photos with large bare trunks which appear dead are actually living plants which have been forced onto the ground by high winds and weight of snow when they got too high. Much of the greenery that is seen in those photos comes from foliage from their branches which have been forced close to the ground.

Fairly large whitebark pines observed at left and center on slopes above the Round the Mountain Trail #9 east of the Aiken Lava Flow, Gifford Pinchot National Forest.....September 2, 2023. The photo at right shows a large whitebark pine along the Bird Lake Trail about 150 yards NE and uphill of the downhill view of Crooked Creek Falls, Yakama Nation lands at Bird Creek Meadows.....August 18, 2023.

A surprisingly large whitebark pine (photo at left) still hanging on along the Round the Mountain Trail #9, near Crooked Creek, Bird Creek Meadows, Mount Adams.........July 20, 2015. It is currently unknown whether this specimen survived the 2015 Cougar Creek Fire. The photo at right shows a young whitebark pine as seen on the slopes of South Butte, Mount Adams...........October 4, 2015.