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BULL OR WESTERN 
YELLOW PINE 
Pinus ponderosa 
LEAVES 
THE BOOK OF FORESTRY 
LODGEPOLE PINE 
Ponus contorta 
LEAVES 
In groups of 2 or in bundles of 2 | In bundles of 2, yellowish green, 
and 8, in tuits at end of naked 
branches 65/11” long, stout 
yellowish green 
Conrs 
Short stalked, 3’’-6” long, bright 
green, scales thickened at un- 
attached end, typped with slen- 
dei prickles 
RANGE 
From Washington to Mexico 
and from Pacific Ocean to 
Dakota, Nebraska, and Texas 
usually about 2” long 
CongEsS 
13”-2” long Quite persistent, 
many hang on tree unopened 
for 10-15 years 
RANGE 
Alaska to California and Colo- 
rado 
