When the tree reaches 110 to 120 years old (a mere teenager for a Ponderosa pine), it begins to shed its black bark and reveal an inner bark of yellow. That's why locals call them "Yellowbellies." ...

The ponderosa pine is now Spokane’s official tree. The designation came Monday night from the City Council just in time for Earth Day, which was celebrated Tuesday across Spokane by school kids ...

Anyone who notices ponderosa pine trees that look like they are dying at the top and healthy at the bottom, or observe boring dust, is encouraged to report the information to the DPW Forestry team ...

Named Phalanx, the ponderosa pine that grows near Big Pine Campground in the Oregon's Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest was discovered this year and recently measured at 268.3 feet. Tallest ...

One early evening on a recent retreat in the Colorado Rockies, as the acrid smoke of our campfire rose in our nostrils, a friend urged me to sniff the bark of the nearby Ponderosa pine tree. “It ...

For over a year the Flathead Valley has been witness to pockets of declining ponderosa pine trees, namely due to a rise in the prevalence of western pine beetle.

The ponderosa pine is now Spokane’s official city tree. The designation came Monday night from the City Council just in time for Earth Day, which was celebrated Tuesday across Spokane by school ...