Nevada State Tree

Flower

Monoecious; male cones are small, dark orange and often clustered near
the ends of branches; female cones occur singly or in pairs near the ends of
branches.

Fruit

Moderately sized woody cone (about 3 inches long) with a short stalk;
imbricate scales are thickened and tipped with a long bristle, giving rise to
its common name. Seeds are winged.

Twig

Orange-brown when young but darkening with age.

Bark

Young bark is thin, smooth, and gray-white later becoming furrowed and reddish-brown. Old trees on harsh, windy sites may have only a few strands of bark remaining in crevices where it is protected from sandblasting winds.

Form

Typically small and contorted by the wind and harsh growing conditions, grows very slowly.