Definition of "whitebark" []

• The North American pine Pinus albicaulis, found in mountainous and subalpine regions, often as krummholz. (noun)

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• "When crops such as whitebark pine nuts are thin, the bears turn to wolves to provide carcasses as a supplement."
• "Later, before slipping into a tightly packed glade of whitebark pine and aspen, he turns to me: Enjoy your powder experience."
• "The loss of the high elevation whitebark and limber pines creates a very serious problem for retaining winter snowpacks, which feed water supplies for 40 million of people, industries, agriculture and critters across the West."