Vascular Plants of Henry W. Coe State Park   |   Gymnosperms
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Pinus sabiniana
Gray Pine; Foothill Pine


Habit of relatively young tree.

Along Manzanita Point Road, above junction with Poverty Flat Road, Pine Ridge.

25 March 2005.

Photograph copyright © Gena Zolotar.
Used with permission.




Habit.

Juvenile tree at lower left; tree at right toppled and died about one week
after this photo was taken.

Pine Ridge, along south end of Flat Frog Trail.

25 December 1997.

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Habit.

Mature and juvenile specimens along Coit Lake.

16 May 1995.

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Habit and habitat.

In addition to the large tree at right,  the grayish trees on the slopes
and flats in the background are this species.  Most of the rest are
blue oak (Quercus douglasii) with a few valley oak (Q. lobata)
in the lower flats.

North Fork Pacheco Creek (dry at lower left) and Walsh Peak
from Kaiser-Aetna Road.

1 August 1992.

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Immature pollen cones and foliage (needles).

Ridge View Camp, Pine Ridge.

30 March 2003.

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Pollen cone.

Along Yerba Buena Trail, Pine Ridge.

23 January 2005.

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Cone "jeweled" with sap.
Along Flat Frog Trail.

26 June 2004.

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The large cone, closed in moist weather.

Between Coe Headquarters and Upper Camp.

End of February, 2004.

Photograph copyright © Gillian Zaharias.
Used with permission.




Cone, in drier weather, with scales open.

Along Forest Trail, Pine Ridge.

19 October 2002.

Photo copyright © Gena Zolotar.
Used with permission.


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