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Desert Mountains




Desert Mountains
These mountains rising from the Mojave Desert typically only rise high enough to support pinyon-juniper woodlands, but some of the higher peaks feature white-fir forests or limber pine forests.
Typical insect and disease problems
Desert Mountains
These mountains rising from the Mojave Desert typically only rise high enough to support pinyon-juniper woodlands, but some of the higher peaks feature white-fir forests or limber pine forests.
Typical insect and disease problems
• Dwarf and leafy mistletoe
• White trunk rot
• Pinyon ips
• Drought
• Early/late frosts
• Rusts
• Native bark beetles (Scolytus, Ips)
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