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Pinus longaeva

1 1 Pinus longaeva - Trees Old dead tree next to young tree. Patriarch Grove, White Mountains California 2 2 Pinus longaeva - Trees Patriarch grove, White Mountains Altitude : 11,100 feet. California 3 3 Pinus longaeva - Trees Trees growing at a protected site at 10,000 feet near the visitors center. Schulman Grove, White Mountains. California 4 4 Pinus longaeva - Young Tree Patriarch Grove, White Mountains California 5 5 Pinus longaeva - Trunk Schulman Grove, White Mountains. Altitude : 10,000 feet. California 6 6 Pinus longaeva - Trunk Schulman Grove, White Mountains. Altitude : 10,000 feet. California 7 7 Pinus longaeva - Habitat Growing on limestone, near the Patriarch Grove, White Mountains Altitude : 11,000 feet. California 8 8 Pinus longaeva - Habitat In the center of the photo there is a strip of sagebrush growing on non limestone soil. Pinus longaeva prefers the limestone areas such as in the foreground and background, and is seldom seen growing among sagebrush in non limestone areas of the White Mts. The glaciers of the Palisade crest of the Sierra Nevada can be seen in the far background. Patriarch Grove, White Mountains Altitude : 11,100 feet. California 9 9 Pinus longaeva - Male stroboli (red) Taken August 3, 2004, at 11,100 feet. Patriarch Grove, White Mountains. California 10 10 Pinus longaeva - Female flowers Taken on August 3, 2004, at the Patriarch Grove, White Mountains. Altitude : 11,100 feet. California 11 11 Pinus longaeva - Female flowers (close-up) Taken on August 3, 2004, at the Patriarch Grove, White Mountains. Altitude : 11,100 feet. California 12 12 Pinus longaeva - Conelets Taken on August 3, the same day as the previous photo of the female flowers, however this photo was taken at a lower elevation (9,800 feet), where the conelets had already turned from red to purple. White Mountains. California 13 13 Pinus longaeva - Closed cone Schulman Grove, White Mountains. California 14 14 Pinus longaeva - Closed cone and male stroboli Some of the male stroboli are yellow, and others are red. Perhaps it has to due with how far along they are, the red for the ones that are not fully developed. Patriarch Grove, White Mountains. California 15 15 Pinus longaeva - Cone Patriarch Grove, White Mountains. California 16 16 Pinus longaeva - Cone Schulman Grove, White Mountains. California Photos : © Jeff Bisbee           23 August 2004