What: Electric gold barely seems sufficient to describe the needles of this beguiling Pacific Northwest native lodgepole pine cultivar discovered in northeastern Oregon. The new growth of Pinus ...

What: Who is not impressed by the beauty and toughness of this versatile Pacific Northwest native pine? Pinus contorta var. contorta, commonly known as shore pine, will grow in almost any location ...

Invasive plant species that have the potential to alter fire regimes have significant impacts on native ecosystems. Concern that pine invasions in the Southern Hemisphere will increase fire activity ...

Ian Atkinson, ecologist, contemplates a 7-year-old Pinus contorta. Also known as lodgepole pine, it is native to the United States' Rocky Mountains and survives in low-fertility, high-altitude ...

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Sure, Monterey has its cypress, but we've got the shore pine, and it offers gardeners a similar windswept appearance when grown on a cliff over Puget Sound. The shore pine is a wonderful small conifer ...