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A slow growing native conifer, Table-Mountain pine is a small tree, usually with a crooked trunk, only reaching 25 feet in height in the first 20 years of development.  The oldest known tree is 227 years and can be found in southwest North Carolina.  Pinus pungens grows up to 60 feet, most are around 50 feet tall.  The single trunk, reaching a diameter between 2              ...more
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Pinus pungen seeds are small and brown with a single, 1 inch long, papery wing
A native conifer, the Virginia Pine is a short to moderately lived tree, rarely reaching 150 years in age, and usually begins to decline between 65 and 90 years old.  Sometimes ragged or shrubby on poorer sites, Virginia pines only grow to a height of 25 feet in 20 years and reach a mature height between 40 and 70 feet.  Most trees do not exceed 1.5 feet in diameter.               ...more
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Pinus virginiana seeds are brown and have a single papery wing
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Pine trees are one of the most varied and widely spread genus of native tree species in North America.  From the cold mountains of Alaska to Nova Scotia in the east, from high wind-swept Rocky Mountain cliffs to the fertile Appalachian forests, on seaside borders, swamps, dry foothills, lowlands and everywhere in between, pine trees can be found.  Adapted to so many environments, pines are hardy survivors in their native habitat.  The pine trees of North America were used by Native Americans for treatments of respiratory ailments, in canoe building and even as food.  Today native pines are one of the most valuable commercial timber sources and continue to be used for construction, furniture, pulpwood, land management and more.
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Pine Trees of Maryland
Table-Mountain Pine (Pinus pungens)
  Common names: Hickory Pine, Prickly
  Height: 50-60 ft
  Diameter: 2-3 ft
  Showy flower: no
  Fall colors: no-evergreen
  Drought tolerant: high
  Annual rainfall: 36-60
  Soil Needs: well draining, pH 4.5-7.0
  Frost Free Days: 165
  Minimum Temperature (F): -18
  Growth Rate: slow
  Longevity: 250
  State List: GA, IL, MD, NC, NJ, PA,
  SC, TN, VA, WV                  ... more
Virginia Pine (Pinus virginiana Mill)
  Height: 40-75 ft
  Diameter:1-1.5 ft
  Showy flower: no
  Fall colors: no-evergreen
  Drought tolerant: highly
  Annual rainfall: 32-65
  Soil Needs: well draining, pH 4.5-7.5
  Frost Free Days: 90
  Minimum Temperature (F): -33
  Growth Rate: rapid
  Longevity: 200-450 years
  State List:AL, DE, GA, IL, IN, KY,
  MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA,
  SC, VA, WV
Table-mountain pine is found only in western Maryland
Virginia Pine is found throughout most of Maryland, although it can be considered invasive in some areas