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Identifying Characteristics |
Size/Form:
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Australian pine is a large evergreen tree reaching 150’
in height, with an irregular crown. |
Leaves:
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Leaves are needle-like with small ridges. The grayish green
leaves form branchlets reaching 4 to 8” in length. The leaves are
composed of small scales with six to eight in whorls encircling joints
of branches. |
Fruit:
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Samaras are formed in cone-like woody, brown clusters, ¾”
by ½”. |
Bark:
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Rough reddish brown to gray bark that often peels. |
Habitat:
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Australian pine is salt and shade tolerant. It grows in pinelands
and along the sandy coastline. Commonly found in disturbed areas, it reproduces
prolifically by seed. |
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