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Pinus virginiana

VIRGINIA PINE
Pinus virginiana

Pinus '' Overview

Short needled, native pine.

  • Height: 15-40 ft
Category:  Conifers ,   Natives

  • Yellow-green needles
  • Short needles 1-3" with 2 per fascicle
  • Cones are 1.5"-2.5" long
  • Orange-brown scaly bark with patches
  • Growth habit is open pyramid then losing it's central leader and becoming a flat-topped tree
  • Can tolerate poor soils and clay