How to idnetify Lodgepole pine or Pinus contorta with Plantsnap

Welcome back to Edible or Not! Today we're talking about the tree that's most well known for making pine nuts. Piñon, Pinus edulis. Piñon is a small to medium sized pine tree native to the Southwestern states and Mexico. It's mainly found in the Four Corners area in NA! This tree holds a special place in my heart because I grew up in a piñon-juniper-ponderosa forest in New Mexico, and spent a lot of time climbing them and getting covered in sap. Look for the following traits to ID piñon. ✅ 1-2"

It was always surprising to me that every pine except for Ponderosa pine would be edible. It’s rare to see a single anomaly like that within an entire genus. What wasn’t surprising was discovering that it isn’t true at all. The chemical in question is isocupressic acid, and I would be willing to bet that it’s in many members of the Pinophyta division as we see it in Pines (family Pinaceae) as well as Juniper and Cypress (family Cupressaceae).The origin of this myth is several studies that found

Tree or dragon? 🐉 Shore Pine (Pinus contorta var. contorta); Originally created as a bonsai in 1957 by David So. #盆栽 #bonsai #bonsaiart #bonsaiinspiration #bonsailife #bonsailove #bonsailovers #fortheloveofbonsai #livingart #livingsculpture #patronofculture #nonprofitmuseum #pnwexplored #pnwthingstodo #getoutside #getoutsideandexplore #thingstodo #seattlethingstodo | Pacific Bonsai Museum