Sonderegger pine
Pinus x sondereggeri
(formerly Pinus palustris X Pinus taeda)
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Form
Habitat
Leaves
Twigs
Bark
Flowers
Fruit
  • FAMILY: PINACEAE
  • ALTERNATE COMMON NAME:
  • LEAVES: intermediate between parent species, but often closer to loblolly pine than longleaf pine
  • FLOWER:
  • FRUIT:
  • TWIGS: brown terminal bud
  • BARK:
  • FORM: similar to longleaf pine; lacks grass stage; easy to pick out in nursery seed beds
  • HABITAT:
  • RANGE: found where the two species overlap, particularly in North Carolina, Louisiana, and Texas
  • USES:
    • Best Recognition Features:
    1. form looks like longleaf pine
    2. brown buds
    3. intermediate features
    4. lacks grass-stage
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