RHH's photos with the keyword: pinus

Taken on our hike to Middle and Upper Gaylor Lakes in Yosemite, tentatively identified as Whitebark Pine, Pinus albicaulis.

This is our native mistletoe, a plant that parasitizes our local Ponderosas. It stunts the trees on which it grows, especially young trees, but is an important plant for many insects and birds.

This is our native mistletoe. There are a number of related species, all of which parasitize different Pines, but this one is exclusive to Ponderosas.

This is our native mistletoe, the Western Dwarf Mistletoe, a species that parasitizes Ponderosa Pines. It affects the trees, stunting their growth and even killing young trees, but is an important plant, providing food and other necessities for insects and birds.

We have feeders out year around but have only seen a few of these though they are often seen in flocks. The Pine Siskin is a small bird of the finch family.

Shore Pine is considered a variety of Lodgepole Pine that grows as a twisted and stunted tree in poor soil near the coast. These are the new cones and the new growth they were photographed in Deception Pass State Park at West Beach.

I believe these are the cones of Pinus nigra (Austrian Pine).