Oregon Forest Home for World’s Tallest Living Pine Tree
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Tim Lovitt, a seasonal forester, stands next to the base of a 240-foot ponderosa pine, which has a smaller diameter than the ponderosa “Phalanx.” USFS photo.
The ponderosa pine is fairly easy to identify. The orange-hued checked bark is well known to westerners.
What might not be as well known though is that these native trees can grow to sizes rivaling giant redwoods. Read more »
