Andrew Smith, a private forester from Deadwood, and Bruce Weissman, Integrated Program Resource Manager at Mount Rushmore Memorial, talk about the tallest known Ponderosa pine tree in the Black Hills. It's been measured at 159 feet tall and is about 235 years old. But the tree has a few green branches mixed with some dead ones, leaving Smith concerned that the tree might not be around much longer. He's pushing for more protection for big trees in the Black Hills which are surrounded by strands infested by the Mountain Pine Beetle.
Ponderosa Pine Trees Being Threatened In Black Hills
