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Jeffrey Pine, Yellow Pine
Pinus jeffreyi
32.0462, -115.905
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Description:
PINACEAE (Pine Family)
The generic name refers to the genus of cone bearing trees and shrubs with needle-like leaves known as pines.
A large symmetrically shaped pine tree growing to 20-50 m (60 to 150 feet) high with blue-green needles 12 to 28 cm (5 to 11 inches) long, occurring in sets of threes. The reddish-brown cones are 15 to 25 cm (6 to 10 inches) long with an asymmetrical base and first appear from May to June.
Habitat:
Jeffrey Pine is present in Baja California in the Sierra San Pedro Mártir and Sierra Juárez, through California, and north to Oregon. In Baja California, this pine can be found at altitudes of 1,500 to 3,000 m (4,500 to 6,000 feet).
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PublishedDecember 10, 2011
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