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.
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.
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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