THE SEMI ARID PONDEROSA PINE FOREST 



Scattered stands of ponderosa pine occur along the breaks of the 

 Missouri River in Blaine, Phillips, Petroleum, and Garfield Counties 

 and also on the outslopes of the Bear Paw Mountains in Hill County. 

 Most of this pine grows under semiarid conditions and extremes of 

 climate. As a consequence, the timber is short, scrubby, and of low 

 commercial value. It is used locally for fuel, posts, and lumber. 



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