Botanical name: Pinus ponderosa
Family: Pinaceae (pine)
Native- Evergreen
- height 80-120′
- Maximum height just over 268′ making it the tallest known pine tree
- 2-3 needles per fascicle for trees in the Rocky Mountains, with 2 being the most common
- scopulorum
- 8-17 cm
- thickness 1.3 – 1.9 mm
- cone length 5-9cm
- cone scale width 18-22mm
- vanilla scent
- zone 4