Pinus balfouriana, the foxtail pine, is a rare high-elevation pine that is endemic to California, United States. It is closely related to the Great Basin and Rocky Mountain bristlecone pines, in the subsection Balfourianae.
Pinus balfouriana
A Foxtail Pine in the southern Sierra Nevada.
In the Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness.
Image: Pinus balfouriana Trinity Alps Wilderness
A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus Pinus of the family Pinaceae. Pinus is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae.
Pine
Ancient Pinus longaeva, California, United States
Pinus taeda bark
Pinus radiata female (ovulate) cone