CAS - California Academy of Sciences Vascular Plants (CAS:BOT-BC)
73325
urn:catalog:CAS:BOT-BC:73325
urn:catalog:CAS:DS:98580
Pinus balfouriana Balf.
Pinaceae
Grant, Geo. B.
1439
1902-07-17
17 July 02
United States, California, Tulare County, Between the two Alta Peaks
3200 meters
10500.0000000000 ft
Situated between the two Alta Peaks and above in gravel and rocks.
Few, 20-30 trees, very peculiar, immense trunks 5-7 ft. dia., 50-60 ft. high. Bark dark red, resembling Sequoia in color but rather darker, broken by deep fissures into plates from 4-10 ml and rather narrower, of 4-8 rather straigh sides. Foliage very __, branches very crooked seldom ones 4-5 ft. lo.