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 engelmannii Pinus engelmannii, commonly known as the Apache pine, is a tree of Northern Mexico, in the Sierra Madre Occidental with its range extending a short distance into the United States in southwestern New Mexico and southeastern Arizona. This pine is a medium-sized species with a height of 20–30 m and a trunk diameter of 35–80 cm.