Yellow pine

This article is about pine trees in the United States and United Kingdom. For other uses, see Yellow pine (disambiguation).
Jeffrey pine forest on Mount Pinos, California

In ecology and forestry, yellow pine refers to a number of conifer species that tend to grow in similar plant communities and yield similar strong wood. In the Western United States, yellow pine refers to Jeffrey pine or ponderosa pine.[1]: 4 [2] In the Southeastern United States, yellow pine refers to longleaf pine, shortleaf pine, slash pine, or loblolly pine.[3] In the United Kingdom, yellow pine refers to eastern white pine or Scots pine. In New Zealand, it refers to Halocarpus biformis.

  1. ^ Safford, H.D. (2013). "Natural Range of Variation (NRV) for yellow pine and mixed conifer forests in the bioregional assessment area, including the Sierra Nevada, southern Cascades, and Modoc and Inyo National Forests" (PDF). Vallejo, CA: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region.
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