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

Western White Pine, Mountain White Pine

Pinus monticola

Synonm: Pinus strobus var. monticola, Strobus monticola

Western White Pine, Mountain White Pine: Pinus monticola (Synonm: Pinus strobus var. monticola, Strobus monticola)

The photo above shows a large western white pine as seen on the ridgetop that divides Cougar and Dairy Creeks at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams........July 10, 2005.

Cone of Western White Pine, Mountain White Pine: Pinus monticola (Synonm: Pinus strobus var. monticola, Strobus monticola)

The photo above shows the large cone of western white pine as seen on the ridgetop (about 4080') that divides Cougar and Dairy Creeks at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams........June 12, 2005.

Western White Pine, Mountain White Pine: Pinus monticola (Synonm: Pinus strobus var. monticola, Strobus monticola) - Western White Pine, Mountain White Pine: Pinus monticola (Synonm: Pinus strobus var. monticola, Strobus monticola)

The photo at left shows new growth on the branch tips of western white pine. Photographed on the ridgetop (at about 4080') that divides Cougar and Dairy Creeks at the eastern corner of Mt. Adams.........June 12, 2005. The photo at right shows the top of a western white pine with its cones at the summit of Green Mountain, several miles northwest of Mount Adams, Gifford Pinchot National Forest.....August 5, 2022.

Paul Slichter