Fire suppression has transformed open stands of old-growth species such as ponderosa pine to dense stands with understories of small-diameter conifers. From Wordnik.com. [Beyond Old Growth~ Chapter 5] Reference
Forests of ponderosa pine, Douglas-fir, and aspen occur. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of Colorado (EPA)] Reference
The road ripples through meadowland, ponderosa, shimmering aspen. From Wordnik.com. [Monsoon] Reference
The nut is very much larger than the nut of the ordinary ponderosa. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association, Report Of The Proceedings At The Tenth Annual Meeting. Battle Creek, Michigan, December 9 and 10, 1919] Reference
The lodge's walls and columns had the honeyed glow of varnished ponderosa pine. From Wordnik.com. [Stallion Gate]
The hike starts in a ponderosa grove, easy walking with a thick carpet of needles. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
Natural vegetation includes ponderosa pine, aspen, Douglas-fir, and areas of limber pine. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of New Mexico (EPA)] Reference
There was a small ponderosa, maybe three meters tall, in the middle of the reseeded hillside. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
WISDOM: Fifty - to 60-foot tall ponderosa pines whirling around in that flame like toothpicks. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 21, 2002] Reference
At six thousand feet the mountains were choked with ponderosa, Jeffrey, sugar pines and white fir. From Wordnik.com. [Firestorm]
Ozone from smog causes ponderosa pine and other species of conifer, shrubs, and lichen to weaken and die. From Wordnik.com. [California montane chaparral and woodlands] Reference
Natural vegetation includes aspen, ponderosa pine, Douglas-fir, and areas of lodgepole pine and limber pine. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of Colorado (EPA)] Reference
At lower elevations (less than 2,600 m) Douglas-fir intermingles with ponderosa pine and white fir (A. concolor). From Wordnik.com. [Arizona Mountains forests] Reference
Grass, often mixed with sagebrush, regularly covers the ground in open ponderosa pine forests and some treeless areas. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Rocky Mountain Steppe - OpenWoodland - Coniferous Forest - Alpine Meadow Province (Bailey)] Reference
With similarities to Ecoregion 23c, ponderosa pine and Gambel oak are common, with mountain mahogany and a dense understory. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of New Mexico (EPA)] Reference
A large stand was set at the head of the aisle, supporting the advent candles in a wreath of greens and ponderosa pine cones. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
These treeless openings are usually small, and they often alternate (depending on slope exposure) with ponderosa pine forest. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Rocky Mountain Steppe - OpenWoodland - Coniferous Forest - Alpine Meadow Province (Bailey)] Reference
The Gila Wilderness in southwestern New Mexico contains perhaps the largest and "healthiest" ponderosa pine forest in the world. From Wordnik.com. [Arizona Mountains forests] Reference
In the Bitterroot Mountains, the low country tends to be dominated by fire-resistant trees like ponderosa pine and Western larch. From Wordnik.com. [Flaming Fury] Reference
Old-growth ponderosa pine in Winema National Forest in south-central Oregon on the dry eastern slopes of the Cascade Mountain Range. From Wordnik.com. [Beyond Old Growth~ Chapter 6] Reference
Its vegetation reflects a high level of ecological diversity, and includes grasslands, ponderosa pine, spruce, Douglas fir, and aspen. From Wordnik.com. [Statement By The President On Baca Ranch Signing] Reference
Today Douglas-fir and ponderosa pine are common, along with lodgepole pine and some aspen parkland with a sagebrush and forb understory. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of Wyoming (EPA)] Reference
The Conifer Woodlands and Savannas ecoregion is an area of mostly pinyon-juniper woodlands, with some ponderosa pine at higher elevations. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of New Mexico (EPA)] Reference
I am sitting on a lichen-covered rock just off the Columbine Trail, in the company of four great ponderosa pines and a younger stand of aspens. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
On closer inspection, the seemingly flat-topped mesas offer a landscape of eroded knobs, hoodoos, and grassy toeslopes capped by ponderosa pine. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of North Dakota and South Dakota (EPA)] Reference
I lay back on the cool stone, a pleasure in this damp heat, and watch the clouds swirl above me, framed in the branches of ponderosa and one Douglas fir. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
Julian cites studies that show ponderosa pine forests historically had only dozens of trees per acre, and they grew in clumps with open spaces between them. From Wordnik.com. [Fourmile Fire: Mitigation Efforts In Areas West Of Boulder Under Review] Reference
It was a beautiful Arizona morning, clear and cool, with the sun shining over Buzzard Roost Mesa and warblers singing their hearts out among the ponderosa pines. From Wordnik.com. [Sagittarius Whorl]
Red-tailed hawks, kestrels, violet-green swallows, and Western bluebirds soar above the canyons and use the pinion and ponderosa covered terrain near the cliffs. From Wordnik.com. [Proclamation On Establishment Of Kasha Katuwe Tent Rocks] Reference
I turned off Skyway, the wide commercial strip, and followed a winding road into a residential area where the homes sat on large lots, sheltered by tall ponderosa pines. From Wordnik.com. [While Other People Sleep]
Huge stands of old-growth ponderosa pines cover the rugged hills, and backpackers and kayakers explore wilderness tracts little changed since the time of Lewis and Clark. From Wordnik.com. [Saving The Tall Timber] Reference
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