tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188642669907788257.post3471815672703150088..comments2024-03-20T14:47:34.192-07:00Comments on Reading the Washington Landscape: Fire and Forests on San Juan IslandDan McShanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17044037213245602667noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188642669907788257.post-10239155387590768562023-02-10T16:40:18.631-08:002023-02-10T16:40:18.631-08:00I am not aware of any native ponderosa on the isla...I am not aware of any native ponderosa on the islands. Dan McShanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17044037213245602667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188642669907788257.post-760102182444377352023-02-03T19:31:36.857-08:002023-02-03T19:31:36.857-08:00I too am curious if there's any Ponderosa Pine...I too am curious if there's any Ponderosa Pine on these islands. My favorite treeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188642669907788257.post-70842322944360209062015-03-05T09:25:05.685-08:002015-03-05T09:25:05.685-08:00Have you ever seen any Ponderosa Pine on the Islan...Have you ever seen any Ponderosa Pine on the Islands (not introduced). Also, ever find any foxtail pines, and their sisters bristlecone (aristata), limber, or white bark? They could be there at elevation, on the harshest sites. Just like the geology, the islands are a convergance of a lot of biophysical forces--wet dry, elevation, aspect, soils, sunlight, etc. And of course fire.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13012738701219847595noreply@blogger.com