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Ponderosa Pine

Botanical Name: Pinus Ponderosa
Hardiness Zones: 3-7
Mature Height: 60-100'
Growth Rate: Medium
Seed Source: Colorado

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  • 50mm Jiffy Plug
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  • Plug+1 Husky Bare Root
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50mm Jiffy Plug

Item #AgeHeightAvailable50100250500100025005000
PPOAG501Y011 Y1 - 3"

4.522.663.903.28$2.872.463.28
PPOAG501Y031 Y3 – 6″

4.632.774.013.39$2.982.573.39
PPOAG501Y061 Y6 – 9″

4.742.884.123.50$3.092.683.50
PPOAG502Y012 Y1 - 3"

4.642.784.023.40$3.022.583.40
PPOAG502Y032 Y3 – 6″

4.752.894.133.51$3.132.693.51
PPOAG502Y062 Y6 – 9″

4.863.004.243.62$3.242.803.62
PPOAG502Y092 Y9 – 12″

4.973.114.353.73$3.352.913.73
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Plug+1 Husky Bare Root

Item #AgeHeightAvailable50100250500100025005000
PPOHX032 Y3 – 6″

4.462.523.773.32$2.842.293.32
PPOHX062 Y6 – 9″

4.572.633.883.43$2.952.403.43
PPOHX092 Y9 – 12″

4.682.743.993.54$3.062.513.54
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Notes
The Ponderosa Pine is liked by many as its bark has a sweet smell of vanilla or butterscotch. Along with that, it is know to live us to 500+ years. It displays green/yellow-green needles that are about 5-7" long with red-brown cones 3-6" long.

Uses
Ponderosa Pine is commonly used for lumber.

Wildlife Value
The seeds that this pine produces feeds many birds and small animals.

History & Lore
The Ponderosa Pine was named by David Douglas, a scottish botanist. Native Americans were known to use the pines' seeds in bread or to eat them raw.

Hardiness Zones
3-7

Tree Type
Conifer

Tree Subtype
Pine

Mature Height
60-100'

Mature Spread
30'

Growth Rate
Medium

Seed Source
Colorado

Sun Preference
Full sun

Soil PH Range
5.0-9.0

Soil Preference
Deep, moist, well drained, loamy sand, clay loam, rocky, dry, alkaline, salt soil

Tolerant
Deer, drought

Intolerant
Hot summer

Diseases
Needle blight, elytroderma needle disease

Pests
Bark beetle

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Irrigation & Weed Control

Not sure which program to choose? If the amount of irrigation and weed control is a deciding factor, the chart below shows which programs require the most care to the least care.

Most Care

Least Care

Jiffy Plugs

(36mm & 50mm)

Husky

(Bare Root Transplants)

1 Year Container

(Peat Quart, Super Potted Gallon, Peat Gallon)

Jumbo Husky

(Bare Root Transplants)

2 Year Container

(Peat Quart, Super Potted Gallon, Peat Gallon)

3-4 year Container

(Super Potted 3 Gallon)

Irrigation & Weed Control

Not sure which program to choose? If the amount of irrigation and weed control is a deciding factor, the chart below shows which programs require the most care to the least care.

Most Care

Jiffy Plugs

(36mm & 50mm)

Husky

(Bare Root Transplants)

1 Year Container

(Peat Quart, Super Potted Gallon, Peat Gallon)

Jumbo Husky

(Bare Root Transplants)

2 Year Container

(Peat Quart, Super Potted Gallon, Peat Gallon)

3-4 year Container

(Super Potted 3 Gallon)

Least Care