What Tree Is That? Online
Are the needles 1-3" long?
CLUE: this tree is native throughout the West and Northwest.
It is a lodgepole pine
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Are the needles 4-7" long?
CLUE: this tree is native only to a few scattered locations along the California and Baja California coasts.
It is a Bishop pine.
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