The pinyon pines and juniper trees that fill the high desert, ... And Higbee is not alone in his distaste for the plants. Lincoln County Commissioner Varlin Higbee, 63, ...

Discover fun facts about conifers and which birds love the trees. Learn the difference between conifers and pines and much ...

Most pine nuts commercially sold in the United States come from the two-needle pinyon pine (Pinus edulis), which reaches only 20 feet tall and shares its habitat with the single-needle pinyon ...

A pinyon jay holds a piñon pine cone in its long, curved beak. The birds pry open the cones for their oily seeds, which they cache across an impressive range, replanting the trees for future seasons.

Scores of saplings are choking out some pinyon pine forests in the southwestern United States, smothering the grasses that support ranchers. Researchers thinned small trees from a pinyon woodland ...