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ponderosa pine [‚pän·də‚rō·sə ′pīn] (botany) Pinus ponderosa.A hard pine tree of western North America; attains a height of 150-225 feet (46-69 meters) and has long, dark-green leaves in bundles of two to five and tawny, yellowish bark. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Nestled on several acres of high desert, the house stands just off a dirt road, and beyond it an intricate and ever-morphing mini-ramp sits alongside the scrub and occasional Ponderosa pine. Thanks to their expertise in setting relatively cool, frequent fires, they lived surrounded by open, park-like forests of stately, well-spaced, old-growth ponderosa pine. The ponderosa pine forests of the American West are in trouble, as human interests and economic concerns have prevented the forests' natural cycle of fire and regrowth. |
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