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Jack Pine (Pinus banksiana)

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Range

Short, scraggly northern pine with short needles in bundles of 2; bark not orange; cones short, often incurved on the branch and remaining closed for years.

by Michael Kuo

Habitat: Usually in pure stands in dry, barren areas, sandy or rocky soils, and so on; often a colonizer of burned or logged areas; northern North America.

Stature: 25-70 feet high; to 2 feet in diameter; with an open, irregular, scraggly crown.

Needles: In bundles of 2, often forming a wide V; up to 1.5 inches long; yellow-green; often twisted.

Bark: Thin; dark reddish brown; shallowly furrowed.

Cones: 1.5-2 inches long; not symmetrical; scales not developing or separating evenly; often remaining closed on the branch for years.

Sources: Preston, R. J. (1989). North American Trees. Iowa State UP. Peattie, D. C. (1948/1991). A Natural History of Trees of Eastern and Central North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

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Further Online Information:

Jack Pine at USDA
Jack Pine at Native Conifers of NA
Pinus banksiana at Flora of North America

 		 

Pinus banksiana

Pinus banksiana

Pinus banksiana



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