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Friday, April 16, 2010

Ponderosa Blues

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Dead ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) along the foothills of the eastern Cascade Range in Washington.

3 comments:

  1. Michelle (Isabelle)April 21, 2010 at 2:20 PM

    Sad ... almost creepy ... why is it dead? Disease?

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  2. KobresiaApril 21, 2010 at 5:37 PM

    Great question! Not sure. It looked like it bit the dust a while ago. Given its age, it probably wasn't fire (older ponderosa pine like this are adapted to low intensity fire). I think disease, fungus, or some kind of bug (or some combo of these) is the likely culprit.

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  3. Michelle (Isabelle)April 22, 2010 at 1:16 PM

    Well hope its neighbors are faring better. : )

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