Ponderosa Pine Forest Stock Photography

Ponderosa Pine With Reflection

This is an example of a Ponderosa Pine parkland. There has been some clearing of undergrowth but there is a nice mix of old and new trees.

This is a royalty free stock photo.

Ponderosa Pine With Cones

This is a mature, healthy Ponderosa Pine with a full crop of cones. The squirrels will love it.

This is a royalty free stock photo.

Ponderosa Pine Cones Litter the ground

It won’t be long before all the cones shown in the previous picture are covering the ground. This is not a place you want to walk barefoot; the brakts of the cones have a hard, sharp point on them. That came as …

Ponderosa Pine Covered with Rime Ice

This is the result of moisture laden clouds blowing through the tree when the temperature drops below freezing. This was not a really heavy coating and didn’t break down the limbs.

This is a royalty free photograph

Ponderosa Pine Microclimate

These two Ponderosa Pines tower over the surrounding Pinon/Junipers. If you look closely you can see the dirt bank behind the near tree. That tells you the Ponderosa is growing down in a wash where there is more water. Special micro-climates like this are …

Ponderosa Pine Insect Damage

This closeup of a Ponderosa Pine trunk shows the exit holes of many borers. This was probably, at least in part, due to water stress. Ponderosa trees protect themselves by forcing pitch into the borer tunnels. The pitch kills the borers and seals the …

Insect Killed Ponderosa Pine

This is the top of the tree with the borer damage shown in the previous picture. Clearly the bugs have killed the entire tree and it is only a matter of time until it’s roots rot and the tree falls.

This is a …

Ponderosa Pine Cone Closeup

This is a Ponderosa Pine cone when fell some time ago. As you can see the cone is wide open and any seeds are gone. If you look closely you can see the sharp points on the tip of each bract. They hurt if …

New Growth Ponderosa Closeup

This is what the new growth at the tip of a Ponderosa Pine branch should look like. The needles are bright green all the way to the tips. The only dead needles you see are a couple that have fallen from other branches. Pine …

Mature Ponderosa Pine Bark

As it matures Ponderosa Pine develops a heavy, fire resistant, bark. The species is fire adapted. In fact it’s needles are designed to resist compaction and stay dry. If a fire starts and burns in a layer of needles like that shown around the …

Snow Covered Ponderosa

Ponderosa Pines have long (5”) needles that collect snow if it comes down without wind to blow it around. This tree has found a moist spot on an area of mostly Pinon trees and collected this snow the previous night. When the day after the storm …