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Clarks Nutcrackers can carry pines seeds in a pouch under their tongues and transport them for over 20 miles before caching them in the soil.


Limber pine (Pinus flexilis)

Limber pine (Pinus flexilis)Limber pine grows across an extremely wide range of elevations and site conditions in western North America.

The flexible nature of the wood this pine produces aids in its ability to survive the heavy snowpacks and ice at high elevation.

 

Foxtail pine (Pinus balfouriana)
Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva)
Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine (Pinus aristata)
Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis)



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