While higher -
elevation lodgepole pines are historically adapted to stand - replacing fires — their serotinous cones only open under high heat — the Forest Service is concerned that ponderosas will not regenerate in those areas on their own, she said.
Not exact matches
The mountain pine beetle's historic host is the
lodgepole pine that is found in lower
elevations.
Lower
elevation trees, such as
lodgepole pines and ponderosa pines, were the beetles» main targets.