Jeffrey pine: The cone are woody, 5 to 12 inches long and a fat oval; each scale has curved prickle that curves in; typically much larger than ponderosa cones. Knobcone pine: The cones are woody ...

The cones remain tightly closed ... It's that density that makes fires burn more intensely — which kills knobcone pine but ensures plenty of regrowth. “It’s this perfect adaptation to ...

The knobcone pine generally holds its cones tightly closed, until the high temperatures of a forest fire open them up. I think it is unlikely that Don Pedro’s has had such a fire recently.

Bishop pine, Monterey pine, knobcone pine, Torrey pine and Coulter pine can be distinguished from each other by their needles and cones. Bishop pine is the only pine native to Marin. Howell ...

SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS — Ed Orre swings a long ax and cracks open the cone of a knob cone pine. He’s hunting for signs of life amid the charred trees along a foggy ridge off Loma Chiquita Road.

Bishop pine, Monterey pine, knobcone pine, Torrey pine and Coulter pine can be distinguished from each other by their needles and cones. Bishop pine is the only pine native to Marin. Howell ...