Ponderosa Pine Tree Seedling
Long-lived (up to 600 years), Pinus ponderosa (Ponderosa Pine) is a large evergreen coniferous tree of conical habit. The branches are short and pendulous, often turned up at the ends. Borne in bundles of three, the yellow-green to dark green needles, 10 in. long, are mostly clustered at the branch ends. The oval, light brown to reddish-brown seed cones, up to 6 in. long, grow upright but turn upside down at maturity. Quite attractive, the bark on young trees is dark brown to black, becoming bright cinnamon-brown to reddish-orange and irregularly furrowed on mature trees. Thanks to its deep taproot, Ponderosa Pine is very wind-resistant. A moderate to fast grower, it is the State Tree of Montana. Useful for groves, great for bonsai or containers. Grows up to 60-100 ft. tall, 25-30 ft. wide.