Lecture Only 2

Question 1

Range- pacific coast BC to Sierra Nevada, inland empire
Trademarks- fleshy, scarlet aril, deep red, scaly bark, very shade tolerant
Uses- chemo drug, bows,

Answer 1

Taxaceae
Taxus brevifolia
Pacific yew

Question 2

Range- pacific nw coast, inland empire
Soft pine, needles in 5s, intermediate shade tolerant, vulnerable to white pine blister rust
High value wood, toothpicks

Answer 2

Pinaceae
Pinus monticola
western white pine

Question 3

Range- high elevation NW USA and SE Canada
Stone pine, needles in 5s, armed, terminal umbos
Ashy white bark smooth to scaly
Exceptionally important to alpine watersheds
Favored by Clark’s nutcracker

Answer 3

Pinaceae
Pinus albicaulis
whitebark pine

Question 4

Range- high elevation UT, NV, CA
White mts, eastern CA
Foxtail pine
Just a few resin flecks
Dorsal umbos with long, slender arms
Gnarly form
Important to dendrochronology

Answer 4

Pinaceae
Pinus longaeva
intermountain bristlecone pine

Question 5

Range- NE USA sea level to piedmont
Eastern hard pine, needles in 3s, epicormic sprouting, acidic bogs, wide variation in form
Uses- naval stores, flooring, wildlife habitat

Answer 5

Pinaceae
Pinus rigida
pitch pine

Question 6

Range- Monterey bay, CA
Western yellow pine, needles in 3s, shade intolerant
Trademark cone- broadly ovoid, asymmetrical, blunt rounded apophyses, serotinous
Noted for picturesque, contorted, multi-stemmed form
No commercial importance in USA but most widely planted commercial pine in the world

Answer 6

Pinaceae
Pinus radiata
Monterey pine