Common Name(s): | Shortleaf Pine, Yellow Pine, Pine,Shortleaf |
Scientific Name: | Pinus echinata |
Family: | Pinaceae |
Longevity: | Perennial |
Season: | Warm |
Origin: | Native |
Height: | 25 m |
Flowers: | April |
Fruits: | Cones mature in fall |
Description: A large evergreen tree dominant on shallow, rocky slopes and loamy soils of bottomlands in the southeastern and eastern U.S. Mostly two but sometimes three needles in a bundle. The bark is reddish brown, forming flat, scaly plates. One of the leading pulpwood producing pine trees. Also one of the few pine trees with the ability to re-sprout after a fire. |