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Common Name(s): Shortleaf Pine, Yellow Pine, Pine,Shortleaf
Species: Pinus echinata
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Family: Pinaceae
Longevity: Perennial
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 eastern portion of our region. 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.
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