Native North American Pine Trees, Pinus, page 2

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Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta Douglas ex Louden
Common Names: Interior Lodgepole
Pine, Tamarack, Tall Lodgepole...
Height: coastal 25-30, interior 75-100 ft
Diameter: coastal 1-1.5, interior 1-3 ft
Showy flower: no
Fall colors: no-evergreen
Drought tolerant: low
Annual rainfall: 18-25 inches
Soil Needs: varied, pH 6.2-7.5
Frost Free Days: 100
Minimum Temperature (F): -70
Growth Rate: rapid
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Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris Mill.)
Synonym: Pinus australis Michx. f.
Common names: Longstraw, yellow...
Height: 75-120ft
Diameter: 2-2.5 ft
Showy flower: no
Fall colors: no-evergreen
Drought tolerant: moderate
Annual rainfall: 40-60
Soil Needs: infertile, pH 6.0-7.0
Frost Free Days: 250
Minimum Temperature (F): -3
Growth Rate: rapid
Longevity: 400-500 years
State List: AL, AR, FL... more

Pitch Pine (Pinus rigida Mill.)
Common names: Candlewood, Torch..
Height: 50-80 ft
Diameter: 1-2 ft
Showy flower: no
Fall colors: no-evergreen
Drought tolerant: moderate
Annual rainfall: 37-56
Soil Needs: poor, sandy, dry...
Frost Free Days: 112
Minimum Temperature (F): -43
Growth Rate: rapid
Longevity: moderate
State List: CT, DE, GA, IL, ... more

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Pond Pine (Pinus serotina Michx)
Synonym:Pinus rigida Mill. ssp.
serotina (Michx.) R.T. Clausen
Height: 180-200 ft
Diameter: 4-6 ft
Showy flower: no
Fall colors: no-evergreen
Drought tolerant: medium
Annual rainfall: 20-80
Soil Needs: infertile, shallow, rocky..
Frost Free Days: 120
Minimum Temperature (F): -38
Growth Rate: rapid
State List: AL, DE, FL, GA, MD...
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Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa)
Common names: Western Yellow Pine
Bull Pine, Silver Pine, Yosemite Pine..
Height: 150-223 ft
Diameter: 4 ft
Showy flower: no
Fall colors: no-evergreen
Drought tolerant:
Annual rainfall: 15-25
Soil Needs: moist, pH 5.0-9.0
Frost Free Days: 150
Minimum Temperature (F): -36
Growth Rate: moderate
State List: AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, ND,
NE, NV... ...more

Distibution maps courtesy USDA PLANTS Database

Lodgepole pine cones usually grow in pairs

This long lived native pine tree takes various forms depending on it's location. Coastal trees usually reach heights of 25-30 feet and 1-1.5 feet in diameter. It is often found with a Krummholz form form. This twisted, often horizontally spread form is the result of constant winds that deform the tree over time. Inland, or interior, lodgepole pines ,.,more

A native conifer found in the southeastern United States. Living between 400-500 years, Longleaf pine grows up to 120 feet tall and 2.5 feet in diameter. A rapid grower, it is commin for this species to be 40 feet tall in only 20 years. Like most pines, the first few years are spent in a grass stage where it develops a deep and extensive root
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Needles are in bundles of 3, are 3 to 5 inches long, and yellowish-green. They are stiff, sharp tipped, can be straight or slightly twisted, and persist on trees for 2 to 3 years. Found in the tops of trees, female cones are oval, 2 to 2.3 inches in length, and have prickles on each scale. They are yellowish-brown to grayish-brown and remain on trees ....more

Found in swamps, marshes and moist sites, Pond Pine is an important wetland native species. It grows to between 40 and 80 feet tall with an open, rounded, irregular crown. Branches are thick and occasionally, there are needle clusters on the trunk. The scaly, red-brown bark is of medium thickness and is fissured into irregular plates.
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Ponderosa pines are towering trees, regularly hitting the record books and recenty taking the title of tallest pine in the world at a staggering 268.35 feet tall. Height ranges between 150-223 usually, but great heights have been recorded at optimum sites. Trunk diameter is typically no larger than 4 feet. Ponderosa pines have a single trunk with rough ...more

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3 Pinus palustris needles bundled together in a thick case

Bark of Longleaf pine is thick, fissured and has irregular, flaky plates

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Pinus ponderosa cones, nestled in a thick tuft of needles, hang from branches in bundles of 3.

Small brown single winged Pinus ponderosa seeds

In the United States, Lodgepole Pine is native to Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

Longleaf Pine is native to AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX, VA

Pitch pine is found primarily in the northeast and great lakes regions of North America

Pinus serotina is native to Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersery, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia

Pinus ponderosa is native to the western half of North America (only British Columbia in Canada)

Pine (Pinus) Genus

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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, pine trees 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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