Pines are evergreen and resinous trees (rarely shrubs). The smallest pine is Siberian Dwarf Pine and Potosi Pinyon, and the tallest pine is Sugar Pine.
Pines are among the most plentiful and commercially important of tree species, valued for their timber and wood pulp throughout the world. In temperate and tropical regions, Pines are fast-growing softwoods that will grow in relatively dense stands, their acidic decaying needles inhibiting the sprouting of competing hardwoods.
The Common North American Pines
- eastern white pine
- western white pine
- sugar pine
- red pine
- pitch pine
- jack
- longleaf pine
- shortleaf pine
- loblolly pine
- slash pine
- Virginia pine
- ponderosa pine
- pinyon pine
- Jeffrey pine
- lodgepole pine
Leaves: persistent or deciduous, linear or needle-like.
Bark: Smooth to scaly or furrowed.
Fruit: Woody cones.
Other Conifers:
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baldcypress |
cedar
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Douglas-fir |
fir |
hemlock |
larch |
redwood |
spruce |
