Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) - Plant Identification

[@alfredtaylor1076]

I'm having trouble differentiating ponderosa pine from red pine. Seems to be overlapping information on the internet.

[@raphlvlogs271]

they love fire.

[@shawnabloom]

And pine beetles! Or rather the pine beetles love them! 😱

[@Oldsman09]

@@shawnabloom in my area lodgepole pines got hit the hardest by the pine beetle epidemic