[Pines: The Genus Pinus in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Ponderosa Pine, Western Yellow Pine, Blackjack Pine, Bull Pine

Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa

Synonyms: Pinus beardsleyi, Pinus benthamiana, Pinus brachyptera, Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum, Pinus washoensis

Ponderosa Pine, Western Yellow Pine, Blackjack Pine, Bull Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa (Synonyms: Pinus beardsleyi, Pinus benthamiana, Pinus brachyptera, Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum, Pinus washoensis)

Ponderosa pine atop a bald above the South Tieton Trail #1120, Wenatchee National Forest.........June 28, 2013.

Ponderosa Pine, Western Yellow Pine, Blackjack Pine, Bull Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa (Synonyms: Pinus beardsleyi, Pinus benthamiana, Pinus brachyptera, Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum, Pinus washoensis) - Ponderosa Pine, Western Yellow Pine, Blackjack Pine, Bull Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa (Synonyms: Pinus beardsleyi, Pinus benthamiana, Pinus brachyptera, Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum, Pinus washoensis)

Large ponderosa pines along the ridgeline west of Fivemile Butte along the Eightmile Loop # 496 Trail, Mount Hood National Forest...........October 3, 2013.

Ponderosa Pine, Western Yellow Pine, Blackjack Pine, Bull Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa (Synonyms: Pinus beardsleyi, Pinus benthamiana, Pinus brachyptera, Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum, Pinus washoensis)

This photo shows an unusual krummholz version of ponderosa pine as seen atop Palisade Point, accessed by the Fret Creek Trail #456, Badger Creek Wilderness.....September 26, 2021.

Ponderosa Pine, Western Yellow Pine, Blackjack Pine, Bull Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa (Synonyms: Pinus beardsleyi, Pinus benthamiana, Pinus brachyptera, Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum, Pinus washoensis) - Ponderosa Pine, Western Yellow Pine, Blackjack Pine, Bull Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa (Synonyms: Pinus beardsleyi, Pinus benthamiana, Pinus brachyptera, Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum, Pinus washoensis)

Large ponderosa pines along the ridgeline west of Fivemile Butte along the Eightmile Loop # 496 Trail, Mount Hood National Forest...........October 15, 2021.

Paul Slichter