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

Example Sentences

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

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

The group operates a 24-hour webcam that monitors the eagles’ nest 145 feet up in a Jeffrey pine overlooking Big Bear Lake.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 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

The Inyo is made up primarily of Jeffrey pine, a tree that has adapted to fire.

From Washington Post • Jun. 17, 2019