1-11-11: Pinus ponderosa

Over the Holiday break we saw glorious Ponderosa Pines in Eastern Oregon near the Metolious River and wanted to remind you of this Oregon native.

We grow the Willamette Valley variety of this stately pine. Ponderosa pines noted characteristics are the flaky terra-cotta red bark that shows up as the trunks get about 12” thick, the glossy green foliage with needles 6”-9” and the egg-shaped cones 3”-6” long, a classic pinecone. This Oregon native tree can be grown as a specimen tree or in groves. It is good as a bonsai or container tree. At maturity the ponderosa pine will reach 125’-180’ tall by 3’-6’ in diameter. This pine is straight trunked and well branched at youth, aging to a distinctive beauty with a textured upright trunk topped by a loose mass of heavy branches with tufts of brushy foliage. Grow these special trees in full sun in upland areas or in seasonally wet places. The seeds are an important food source to wildlife. These trees drop their needles all year round and some people don’t like that, I think of it as lots of mulch for the strawberries or blueberries or pine needle baskets.

For more information on the Willamette Valley strain of Ponderosa Pine go to www.westernforestry.org

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