One of Council Grove State Park's natural attractions is its Pinus ponderosa trees, which are also commonly known by what other names?
Council Grove State Park Council Grove State Park (Salish: Člmé, "Tree Limb Cut Off", also Ncx̣͏ʷotew̓s ) is a Montana state park in Missoula County, Montana in the United States. The park is 187 acre and sits at an elevation of 3198 ft . The site of the park hosted the July 16, 1855 signing of the Hellgate treaty between representatives of the United States government and members of the Bitterroot Salish, Pend d'Oreille, and the Kootenai to make the Flathead Indian Reservation. One natural attraction of the park is its old growth ponderosa pine trees.
Pinus echinata Pinus echinata, the shortleaf pine, is a species of pine native to the eastern United States from southern most New York State, south to northern Florida, west to eastern Oklahoma, and southwest to eastern Texas. The tree is variable in form, sometimes straight, sometimes crooked, with an irregular crown. This tree reaches heights of 20 – with a trunk diameter of 0.5 – .