Pinus elliottii
slash pine
Silviculture
(silvics courtesy of Silvics Manual, USFS)
Fire
Effects On
(courtesy of U.S. Forest Service, Fire Effects)
Species
Documentation and Data
(The BEST conifer data on the Internet, Gymnosperm
Database, Editor C. J. Earle)
North American Timber Types
(courtesy About Forestry)
The Great American
Coniferous Forest
(courtesy About Forestry)
Slash
Pine Images
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Pine Online
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Range Map
-The native range of slash pine, USFS.
Quick Stats
Common Names: American pitch pine, bastard pine,
British Honduras pitch pine, Cuba pine, Dade County pine,
Dade County slash pine, Ellotti-tall, Florida pine, Florida
southern pine, Florida-tall, Gulf Coast pitch pine, longleaf,
longleaf pine, longleaf pitch pine, longleaf yellow pine,
meadow pine, Nicaraguan pine, pin de la Floride du sud,
pinavete, pino de Florida del sur, pino di Florida del sud,
pino grasso, pino pece, pino tea, pitch pine, pitchpin
Americain, saltwater pine, she pine, South Florida slash pine,
Southern Florida pine, southern Florida slash pine, southern
pine, southern yellow pine, spruce pine, swamp pine, thong,
yellow pine, yellow slash pine, Zuid-Florida pijn.
Habitat: common along streams and the edges of swamps and bays.
Description: It is one of the two southern pines used for naval stores and one of
the
most frequently planted timber species in North America.
Uses: The wood is used for heavy construction (bridges, trestles and dock works), pulp, plywood, utility poles, piling, railroad ties, mine timbers. The sap is used for rosin and turpentine.
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