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pinus ponderosa struck by lightning

imageID: 24623
Description: pinus ponderosa struck by lightning
Keywords: lightning
sample plot
Organisms: ponderosa pine
Photographer: A.G. Varela
Original collection id: 81159
Media: black and white print
Collection: Fort Valley Experimental Forest historical photographs
Quality: 3
Location: Fort Valley Experimental Forest; AZ; USA
Date(mm/dd/yyyy): 10/26/1909
Comments: Coconino Sample Plot S1; Coconino Permanent Sample Plot S1. Pinus ponderosa struck by lightning. Burned 10-12 feet from base, above this partially healed over. Crown rather narrow but full, few dead branches. Dist. 190 ft. Direction N. 30 degrees, east. Permanent Sample Plot 1.
Citation: Use of this image is governed by Creative Commons CC BY. If you use the image, please include the following citation:

Olberding, Susan D.; Huebner, Daniel P.; Edminster, Carleton B. 2007. Fort Valley Experimental Forest historical photographs. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2007-0005


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