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ponderosa|ˌpɒndəˈrəʊzə, -sə|
[a. the specific epithet of Pinus ponderosa (P. & C. Lawson Agriculturist's Manual (1836) 354), f. L. ponderōsus heavy.]
In full, ponderosa pine. A large conifer, Pinus ponderosa or western yellow pine, native to western North America and widely cultivated elsewhere; also, the timber of this tree. Also attrib.
1878R. J. Hinton Hand-bk. Arizona 292 Ponderosa reaches a height of 70 feet; some firs are higher. 1937Range Plant Handbk. (U.S. Dept. Agric. Forest Service) b–44 Deerbrush is most commonly found in the ponderosa pine and mixed confier belts. 1949Democrat 2 June 3/1 Ponderosa wood is light in color, varying from creamy white to straw. 1951V. Nabokov Speak, Memory vi. 96 Mariposa lilies bloomed under Ponderosa pines. 1957Handbk. Softwoods (Forest Prod. Res. Lab.) 41 Canadian-grown ponderosa pine is about 20 per cent more resistant to splitting along the rings than Baltic redwood. 1966Mrs. L. B. Johnson White House Diary 2 Apr. (1970) 379 He described the ‘relic forest’ of maple..and ponderosa pine with huge trunks. 1971New Scientist 10 June 628/3 The study considered growing douglas fir and ponderosa pine, but concluded that softwoods would not be economically feasible. 1976Billings (Montana) Gaz. 20 June 9-a/1 (Advt.), Enjoy living in a beautiful natural setting, abundant with ponderosas, junipers, chokecherries, and wild roses. 1978Times 11 Mar. 3/3 A finely balanced relationship has evolved between scale insects and ponderosa pine trees in the north-western United States. |