The bark on a Ponderosa Pine, Pinus ponderosa subsp. ponderosa, in Troy, Montana. The young ponderosa pine has a darker brown to almost black appear
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Martin Battilana Photography / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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3648 x 5472 px | 30.9 x 46.3 cm | 12.2 x 18.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
2 March 2021Location:
Troy, Montana, USAMore information:
The bark on a Ponderosa Pine, Pinus ponderosa subsp. ponderosa, in Troy, Montana. The young ponderosa pine has a darker brown to almost black appearance, as opposed the the broad, golden brown bark plates of the older, more mature trees of this species. The young tress are sometimes refered to as "blackjacks" because of their darker bark. This particular tree is of the subspecies ssp. ponderosa, which is the predominant ponderosa subspecies found growing in the northern Cascades and Rocky Mountain ranges. Pinus ponderosa subsp. ponderosa Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Tracheophytes Division: Pinophyta Class: Pinopsida Order: Pinales Family: Pinaceae Genus: Pinus Subgenus: P. subg. Pinus Section: P. sect. Trifoliae Subsection: P. subsect. Ponderosae Species: P. ponderosa