FAMILY: PINACEAE
ALTERNATE COMMON NAME:
LEAVES: needles in fascicles of 5; 2.5-5.0
inches long; flexible, thin; deciduous sheath
FLOWER:
FRUIT: 4-8 inches, stalked; umbo terminal,
un-armed
TWIGS:
BARK: smooth and dark green when young,
becoming scaly and dark (like spruce pine) when older
FORM: branches whorled; large tree 100
feet x 3 feet DBH; maximum height: 220 feet x 6 feet DBH (diameter
at breast height: 4.5 ft)
HABITAT: best development on moist loamy
soils; classic “old-field pine” in the northeast
WETLAND DESIGNATION: Facultative Upland (FACU): Usually occurs in non-wetlands, but may occur in wetlands of the Atlantic and Gulf Coast Plain Region
RANGE: Lake States, Nebraska, US and Canada,
south along the Appalachian Mountains to Georgia
USES: excellent quality wood: light, strong,
light colored; severely damaged by white pine blister rust
and white pine weevils; both problems limit use in plantations,
USES:
Best Recognition Features:
- fascicles of 5; thin flexible needles
- cone unarmed; umbo terminal
- whorled branches
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