Which tree species is found in Nevada County, California and is the most widely distributed pine species?
Wolf Creek (Nevada County, California) Wolf Creek is a waterway in Nevada County, California, US. The creek is 25 miles long. The watershed, approximately 78 sqmi , is heavily mined. Most of the creek is situated in the lower montane zone. Its altitude ranges between 3000 ft (headwaters at Banner Mountain, also known as Banner Hill) to 1200 ft (confluence with the Bear River). Vegetation in the valley varies from alpine pines at higher elevations, to blue pines at mid elevations, and ponderosa pine mixed with evergreen forests at lower elevations. From 1850 to 1950 gold was mined in the rich formations of the Mother Lode in the heart of Banner Mountain.
Pinus bungeana Pinus bungeana (English: Bunge's pine or lacebark pine or white-barked pine; Chinese: 白皮松 Japanese: シロマツ, Hangul: 백송 ; RR: "baeksong " ) is a pine tree native to northeastern and central China. It is a slow-growing tree that can grow to heights of 15–25m and is frost hardy down to below -26 °C. Its smooth, grey-green bark gradually sheds in round scales to reveal patches of pale yellow, which turn olive-brown, red and purple on exposure to light.