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Pinus coulteri  Coulter pinePinus coulteri,Geotagged,Pinus coulteri,United States,Winter Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

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  1. "The Coulter pine produces the heaviest cone of any pine tree"

    Nicely proven by your reference shot :)
    Posted 5 years ago

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The Coulter pine or big-cone pine, ''Pinus coulteri'', is a native of the coastal mountains of Southern California and northern Baja California . Isolated groves are found as far north as the San Francisco Bay Area in Mt. Diablo State Park and Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve. The species is named after Thomas Coulter, an Irish botanist and physician.

The Coulter pine produces the heaviest cone of any pine tree.

Similar species: Pinales
Species identified by Ori Fragman Sapir
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By Ori Fragman Sapir

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Uploaded Feb 27, 2020. Captured Feb 16, 2020 14:25 in Summit Rd, Walnut Creek, CA 94598, USA.
  • MI MAX 3
  • f/1.9
  • 1/1211s
  • ISO160
  • 3.94mm