Jeffrey pine

American  

noun

1. a conifer, Pinus jeffreyi, of high mountains in the western U.S., having long needles, large cones, and aromatic bark.

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Etymology

Origin of Jeffrey pine

1855–60, after John Jeffrey (1826–54), Scottish gardener, who collected plants in the Pacific Northwest, 1850–54

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Jeffrey pine

In the canopy of the Jeffrey pine, nature continues to move forward, indifferent to the change and controversy below.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

Starting Thursday afternoon and lasting throughout the night, chirps could be heard coming from one of the avian couple’s two eggs, perched high in a Jeffrey pine overlooking Big Bear Lake.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026

Jackie, the hatchling from 2011, is now the star of a 24-hour webcam that monitors her and her partner, Shadow, 145 feet up in a Jeffrey pine overlooking Big Bear Lake.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026

Later Monday morning, one of the camera operators found the eaglet perching at the top of a tree near the 145-foot-tall Jeffrey pine that holds the family’s huge nest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025

It’s a thrilling time for the conservation group, which operates the 24-hour webcam that shows the eagles’ 145-foot-high nest in a Jeffrey pine overlooking Big Bear Lake.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2025