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Call Her Big Red

La Pine State Park is a popular spot for recreationโ€”but its giant ponderosa remains the star attraction

Located about 150 feet from the Deschutes River in La Pine State Park, it rises higher to the sky than all other big ponderosa trees on the nearby landscape. Many of its branches are bigger than the other, younger ponderosa trees that populate the Deschutes National Forest. It’s known as a Pacific ponderosa (Pinus ponderosa), […]

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