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cone, which is 9 to 14 inches long, Bele thick and heavy, and armed 
with sharp hooks. 
Digger pine is found in the dry, hae foothills. The bark is a dull 
gray-brown, and the leaves, in sets of three, are 8 to 12 inches long, 
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FiGURE 2.—Western yellow pine (Pinus ponderosa) 
gray green in color, and sparse. The foliage is so open that you can 
fairly. see throught a digger pine, while that of a western yellow pine 
almost obstructs the view. The cones of the digger pine he close 
against the trunk or larger branches and often stay on the tree for 
