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sugar pine

noun

  1. a tall pine, Pinus lambertiana, of California, Oregon, etc., having cones 20 inches (51 centimeters) long.


sugar pine

noun

  1. a pine tree, Pinus lambertiana, of California and Oregon, having spreading pendulous branches, light brown cones, and sugary resin
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sugar pine1

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
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The understory of the ponderosa and sugar pine forest was speckled with manzanita, oak trees and dogwoods with yellow leaves, marking the start of fall.

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The remainder were sugar pine, noble fir, red fir, incense cedar, western red cedar, mountain hemlock and western hemlock.

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“He smelled it and said, ‘This is sugar pine.’

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For now, the new sugar pine is lighter in color than the older boards, but it will darken over time.

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Winter visitors to Sugar Pine Point can camp in the snow and explore miles of marked cross-country skiing trails.

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