The distinctive dark purple and resinous Foxtail Pine cone (Pinus balfouriana) - Sierra Nevada. All contents © copyright 2009 Lonely Planet Images. All rights reserved.

orthern foxtail pine (Pinus balfouriana ssp. balfouriana) is found only in high elevation subalpine woodlands and open forests of the Klamath Mountains. Foxtail pines are erect, have flattened crowns,