Of all the conifers along the eastern base of the Sierra, and on all the many mountain groups and short ranges of the Great Basin, this foodful little pine is the commonest tree, and the most important.

在 Sierra 东部基地的所有针叶树中，以及大盆地的所有许多山区和短山脉上，这种食物丰富的小松树是最常见的树种，也是最重要的树种。