Take a walk through the mountains of Elmore County! What type of trees will you find? Can you tell the difference between a Douglas Fir and a Ponderosa Pine? Have you even heard of a tree called an Engelmann Spruce?
Here is what the US Forest Service found in Elmore County when it comes to the shear number of trees in our area.
| Tree Species | Tree Numbers |
| Douglas-fir | 15,867,448 |
| Ponderosa | 14,310,241 |
| True fir | 22,127,135 |
| Engelmann spruce | 89,044 |
| Lodgepole pine | 2,112,845 |
| Other | 2,792,734 |
| Cottonwood and aspen | 15,943,271 |
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Read About the Trees in Elmore County
Douglas Fir: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas-fir
Ponderosa Pine: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponderosa_Pine
Engelmann Spruce: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelmann_spruce
Lodgepole Pine: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lodgepole_pine
Aspen Tree: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Populus_tremuloides
Cottonwood: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottonwood