What does "whitebark" mean?

The North American pine Pinus albicaulis, found in mountainous and subalpine regions, often as krummholz.

Whitebark

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Noun

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The North American pine Pinus albicaulis, found in mountainous and subalpine regions, often as krummholz.
"But the seeds of the whitebark pine, the pine nuts, feed Clark’s nutcracker birds; red squirrels, which store the nuts underground; and grizzly bears."

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"But the seeds of the whitebark pine, the pine nuts, feed Clark’s nutcracker birds; red squirrels, which store the nuts underground; and grizzly bears."

Etymology

From white + bark.

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