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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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