Shortleaf Pine (Pinus echinata)
DBH: 36.14 (cm) measured on 02/04/2022
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Pinus echinata, theshortleaf pine,is a species ofnative to thefrom southernmost New York State, south to northern, west to eastern Oklahoma, and southwest to eastern. The tree is variable in form, sometimes straight, sometimes crooked, with an irregular crown. Thisreaches heights of 20鈥�30 metres (65鈥�100ft) with a trunk diameter of 0.5鈥�0.9 metres (1ft 8in鈥�2ft 11in).
Theare needle-like, in(bundles) of two and three mixed together, and from 7鈥�11cm (23鈦�4鈥�41鈦�4in) long. Theare 4鈥�7cm (11鈦�2鈥�23鈦�4in) long, with thin scales with a transverse keel and a short prickle. They open at maturity but are persistent.Shortleaf pine seedlings develop a persistent J-shaped crook near the ground surface.Axillary and other buds form near the crook and initiate growth if the upper stem is killed by fire or is severed.
This pine is a source of,, andfor a variety of uses. The shortleaf pine is one of the southern US "; it is also occasionally called southern yellow pine or the shortstraw pine. Shortleaf pine has the largest range of the southern US yellow pines.This pine occupies a variety of habitats from rocky uplands to wet flood plains. It frequentlynaturally withandwhere their ranges intersect.