Knobcone pine is a small- to medium-sized tree commonly found on dry, infertile soils in the Coast, Sierra and Cascade Ranges of Northern California and Southern Oregon.Its wood qualities are similar to those of ponderosa pine. Seeds are only released after the serotinous cones have been opened by the heat of a wildfire. The resulting stands are dense, and most have little use for lumber. Hybrids between knobcone and Monterey pine (Pinus radiata) combine knobcone pine's ability to grow on marginal sites with Monterey pine's rapid growth and superior form characteristics.

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