: a tall pine (Pinus jeffreyi) of the western U.S. having elongated cones and long needles in groups of three
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Jackie and Shadow are tending two new eggs high in a Jeffrey pine tree in the San Bernardino National Forest near Big Bear Lake, California, according to the Friends of Big Bear Valley.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 6 Mar. 2026
Keep an eye out for Jeffrey pines, which will have deeply furrowed bark and round prickly cones.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Each resort has unique skiable terrain and its own distinct Sierra beauty, including incredible lake vistas, scrubby high desert terrain, huge granite outcroppings, and dense stands of blizzard-tolerant Jeffrey pine.
—Rebecca Misner, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Dec. 2025
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 6 Mar. 2026
Keep an eye out for Jeffrey pines, which will have deeply furrowed bark and round prickly cones.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Each resort has unique skiable terrain and its own distinct Sierra beauty, including incredible lake vistas, scrubby high desert terrain, huge granite outcroppings, and dense stands of blizzard-tolerant Jeffrey pine.
—Rebecca Misner, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Jeffrey pine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jeffrey%20pine. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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