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Size/Form: |
Shortleaf Pine is a large evergreen tree that reaches heights of 70 to 100'. It has a long, clear unbuttressed bole, and ascending limbs, with a small, pyramidal crown. |
Leaves: |
The leaves are needle-like, 2 to 5" long, and borne in fascicles of three. They are flexible, slender, and green to yellow-green in color. |
Fruit: |
The fruits are brown-gray, ovoid cones, about 1.5 to 2.5" long, sessile, and armed with sharp prickles. The cones are persistent on the tree for a couple of seasons. |
Bark: |
The bark is red-brown and rough on young trees. Mature trees have orange-brown to red-brown plates, with numerous small resin holes. Young twigs are pale green becoming reddish brown and scaly when mature. |
Habitat: |
Shortleaf pine is shade intolerant and is found on a wide variety of sites from rocky ridges to heavy clays to sandy loams. It is often found in association with loblolly pine (Pinus taeda). |
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